unjoyfulness en · NOUN
Etymology
From un- + joyfulness or unjoyful + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being unjoyful.
After their onslaughts on Gabrieli and Merullo for the unjoyfulness of their wedding music at Venice, no doubt the academicians felt bound to give Euridice a happy ending.
1908, Ernest James Oldmeadow, Great Musicians - Page 121: