1. the state or quality of being without joy, happiness, or pleasure

Examples

• The joylessness in her voice was unmistakable after hearing the bad news.
• Years of hardship had filled his life with a deep joylessness.
• The gray winter days seemed to add to the general joylessness of the town.
• She tried to hide the joylessness she felt during the holiday celebrations.
• The novel captures the joylessness of life during wartime.
• His joylessness was evident in everything he did.