joyless

adj.
Cheerless; dismal.

joylessly joy'less·ly adv.
joylessness joy'less·ness n.

adjective

1. Tending to cause sadness or low spirits: blue, cheerless, depressing, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, melancholy, sad. See happy/unhappy.
2. Dark and depressing: black, bleak, blue, cheerless, dark, desolate, dismal, dreary, gloomy, glum, somber, tenebrific. See happy/unhappy, light/darkness.

adj

Definition: very unhappy
Antonyms: cheerful, delighted, happy, joyful

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not experiencing or inspiring joy
  Antonym: joyous (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - glædesløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
vreugdeloos

Français (French)
adj. - sans joie

Deutsch (German)
adj. - freudlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατηφής, θλιμμένος, μελαγχολικός

Italiano (Italian)
senza gioia

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - triste, infeliz

Русский (Russian)
безрадостный, печальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - triste, sin alegría

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glädjelös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不高兴的, 沉闷无趣的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不高興的, 沈悶無趣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 재미 없는 , 쓸쓸한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 喜びのない, わびしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كئيب, لا يوحي بالفرح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצוב‬

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