a. Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable. --
With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Youth and health and war are joyless to him. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ He ] pining for the lass,
Is joyless of the grove, and spurns the growing grass. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]