joyless

/ˈjȯi/

Middle English, from Anglo-French joie, from Latin gaudia, plural of gaudium, from gaudēre to rejoice; probably akin to Greek gēthein to rejoice

noun

  1. the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight

  2. the expression or exhibition of such emotion : gaiety

  3. a state of happiness or felicity : bliss