单词 | joyless |
释义 | joyless (once / 6046 pages) adj WORD FAMILY joyless: joylessly, joylessness+/enjoy: enjoyable, enjoyed, enjoyer, enjoying, enjoyment, enjoys/enjoyable: enjoyableness, enjoyably/enjoyer: enjoyers/enjoyment: enjoyments/joy: enjoy, joyed, joyful, joying, joyless, joyous, joys, overjoy/joyful: joyfuler, joyfulest, joyfully, joyfulness/joyous: joyousest, joyously, joyousness/overjoy: overjoyed, overjoys USAGE EXAMPLESThe reality seems like a joyless, grim succession of never-ending, late-night shuttling between motels and hotels while shuffling through online escort accounts. New York Times(Dec 11, 2016) The Wizards may still be searching for an identity, but through 16 games they’ve displayed consistency in one area: They play joyless basketball. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) It’s joyless, anxious and grim, which means it’s both a typical Metallica album and an accurate reading of the national mood. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) adj not experiencing or inspiring joy a joyless man a joyless occasion joyless evenings Syn|Ant cheerless, depressing, uncheerful causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy unhappyexperiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent sorrowfulexperiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss funereal, sepulchralsuited to or suggestive of a grave or burial mirthlesslacking mirth unsmilingnot smiling joyous full of or characterized by joy elatedexultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits happyenjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure joyfulfull of or producing joy ecstatic, enraptured, rapt, rapturous, rhapsodicfeeling great rapture or delight elated, gleeful, joyful, jubilantfull of high-spirited delight festal, festive, gay, merryoffering fun and gaiety gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthfulfull of or showing high-spirited merriment |
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