HUMORLESS

humorless, humourless, unhumorous

(adjective) lacking humor; “it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning”- Truman Capote

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

humorless (comparative more humorless, superlative most humorless)

(American spelling) Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.

He watched the little dog's antics with a humorless stare.

Source: Wiktionary


Hu"mor*less, a.

Definition: Destitute of humor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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