joylessly

An adverb meaning "in a manner lacking joy or happiness; without pleasure or cheerfulness." It describes an action performed with a sense of gloom, sadness, or emotional emptiness.

• 🇫🇷Adverbe signifiant « d'une manière dépourvue de joie ou de bonheur ; sans plaisir ni gaieté ». Décrit une action accomplie avec un sentiment de tristesse, de mélancolie ou de vide émotionnel.

1. Without happiness B2 formal

   In a manner that shows no joy, happiness, or pleasure.

   • She walked joylessly through the empty house.
   • He worked joylessly at his desk all day.
   • The children played joylessly in the rain.

   🇫🇷sans joie

   Synonymes: bleaklycheerlesslydejectedlydespondentlydismallydrearilyforlornlygloomilymiserablymoroselysadlysorrowfullyunhappilywoefully

   Antonymes: blissfullycheerfullydelightedlygleefullyhappilyjoyfullymerrily

• more joylessly comparative form
• most joylessly superlative form