Dolorous and Joyless

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Dolorous adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: dolorous ballads of death and regret

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Joyless and dolorous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Joyless" instead an adjective "Dolorous".

Nearby Words: dolor, dolour

Joyless adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Usage example: was utterly joyless after his bitter divorce

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Dolorous and joyless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dolorous" instead an adjective "Joyless".

Nearby Words: joy, joyful, joyfully, joylessly

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