Ascetic
Ascetic adjective - Practicing great self-denial.
Joyless and ascetic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Joyless" instead an adjective "Ascetic".
Nearby Word: asceticism
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Joyless and Ascetic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascetic/joyless
Ascetic & Joyless. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascetic/joyless>.
Joyless or Ascetic. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascetic/joyless.
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