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joylessness

joylessness noun: the state or condition of being joyless; lack of joy.

Noun

joylessness (countable and uncountable, plural joylessnesses)

  1. The state or condition of being joyless; lack of joy.
    Synonyms:
    anhedonia, unjoy

Synonyms of joylessness

Forms of joylessness

pluraljoylessnesses

Origin of joylessness

From joyless + -ness.

Questions about joylessness

What does joylessness mean?
Joylessness means the state or condition of being joyless; lack of joy.
What part of speech is joylessness?
Joylessness is a noun.
What is the plural of joylessness?
The plural of joylessness is joylessnesses.

Words near joylessness in the dictionary

  1. joyish
  2. joykiller
  3. joykillers
  4. joyless
  5. joylessly
  6. joylessness
  7. joylessnesses
  8. joylike
  9. joyment
  10. joyn
  11. joynd

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