joylessness

/ˈdʒɔɪləsnəs/ noun

The state or condition of being joyless; lack of joy.

Word Origin Joy comes from Latin 'gaudium' (gladness). Joyless means without joy, from the suffix -less (devoid of). Joylessness is the state of being joyless. The same root gives us enjoy (to have joy in), rejoice (to joy again), and joyful. So joylessness is 'the state of being devoid of joy'.

noun The state or condition of being joyless; lack of joy. countable

A profound joylessness permeated the gloomy mansion.

(名词) 毫无欢乐;无乐趣

一种深沉的毫无欢乐之感弥漫在这座阴郁的宅邸中。

(sustantivo) El estado o condición de estar sin alegría; falta de alegría.

Una profunda falta de alegría impregnaba la sombría mansión.

(nom) absence de joie; tristesse; morosité; mélancolie; désolation [Absence de joie ; état de ce qui est sans joie.]

Une profonde absence de joie imprégnait la lugubre demeure.

(Substantiv) Freudlosigkeit; Joylessness [**joylessness** Subst. – der Zustand, frei von Freude zu sein; das Fehlen von Glück oder Heiterkeit.]

Eine tiefe **joylessness** durchdrang das düstere Anwesen.

(名詞) 喜びがない状態、楽しみの欠如。

深い虚無感がその陰気な邸宅全体に漂っていた。

(substantivo) falta de alegria; tristeza; melancolia; apatia; desolação [O estado ou condição de ser sem alegria; falta de alegria.]

Uma profunda falta de alegria permeava a mansão sombria.

Word parts: joy + less + ness

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