different between joyless vs unfortunate

joyless

English

Etymology

From joy +? -less.

Adjective

joyless (comparative more joyless, superlative most joyless)

  1. without joy; unhappy, sad

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:sad or Thesaurus:cheerless

Translations

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unfortunate

English

Etymology

un- +? fortunate

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?f??tj?n?t/, /?n?f??t???n?t/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?n?f??t???n?t/
  • Hyphenation: un?for?tu?nate

Adjective

unfortunate (comparative more unfortunate, superlative most unfortunate)

  1. not favored by fortune
    Synonym: unsuccessful
    Antonym: fortunate
  2. marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
    Synonym: unlucky
    Antonyms: fortunate, lucky

Translations

Derived terms

  • unfortunately

See also

  • deplorable
  • regrettable
  • infelicitous
  • unsuitable

Noun

unfortunate (plural unfortunates)

  1. An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.

Translations

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