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English
Etymology
From humor + -less.
Adjective
humorless (comparative more humorless, superlative most humorless)
- (American spelling) Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.
- Synonyms: harsh, jokeless, mirthless, unfunny; see also Thesaurus:cheerless, Thesaurus:humorless
He watched the little dog's antics with a humorless stare.
1983 April 23, The BiVocals, “Gay-Identified Bisexuals”, in Gay Community News, page 4:At the risk of seeming humorless, we would like to point out some problems with the "bisexuality" insurance cartoon which appeared in the April Fool's issue of GCN.
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