Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unjoy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-joy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lack or absence of joy; joylessness; sorrow; grief.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- (“lack or absence of”) + joy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unjoys (plural)

Questions

What does unjoy mean?
The lack or absence of joy; joylessness; sorrow; grief.
Where does unjoy come from?
From un- (“lack or absence of”) + joy.

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