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unjoy

unjoy noun: the lack or absence of joy; joylessness; sorrow; grief.

Noun

unjoy (countable and uncountable, plural unjoys)

  1. The lack or absence of joy; joylessness; sorrow; grief.
    • I wipe away the tears of unjoy before they stain the hideous, stiff bedspread.2013, Anna Banks, Of Triton
    • Joy is possible only if we can get through the periods of unjoy. And all rely on another virtue: hope. Hope is what makes patience humanly possible.1993, Harry John Huebner, David Schroeder, Church as parable: whatever happened to ethics?

Forms of unjoy

pluralunjoys

Origin of unjoy

From un- (“lack or absence of”) + joy.

Questions about unjoy

What does unjoy mean?
Unjoy means the lack or absence of joy; joylessness; sorrow; grief.
What part of speech is unjoy?
Unjoy is a noun.
What is the plural of unjoy?
The plural of unjoy is unjoys.

Words near unjoy in the dictionary

  1. unjournalistic
  2. unjournalistically
  3. unjournalized
  4. unjourneyed
  5. unjovial
  6. unjoy
  7. unjoyed
  8. unjoyful
  9. unjoyfully
  10. unjoyfulness
  11. unjoyous

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