Joylessness
Joylessness noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: the inescapable joylessness that marred Yuletide celebrations during the war years
Melancholia and joylessness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Melancholia" instead a noun "Joylessness".
Melancholia
Melancholia noun - Extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears.
Joylessness and melancholia are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Joylessness" instead a noun "Melancholia".
Nearby Words: melancholy, melancholic
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and joylessness
- sadness and melancholia
- distress and joylessness
- distress and melancholia
- melancholy and joylessness
- melancholy and melancholia
- despondency and joylessness
- despondency and melancholia
- dejection and joylessness
- dejection and melancholia
- despair and joylessness
- despair and melancholia
- sorrow and joylessness
- sorrow and melancholia
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