What does gladless mean?
Gladless means joyless.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
joyless.
[…] Easter Sunday, for all its traditions, is a gladless day in London. There is positively nothing to do.
For others it has turned the joy and love of praising God into a gladless fulfillment of “their obligation.”
Use gladless when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gladless means joyless.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] Easter Sunday, for all its traditions, is a gladless day in London. There is positively nothing to do.
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