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7 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective not experiencing or inspiring joy
originEtymology tree English joy Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English joyless From joy + -less.
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