"humorless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more humorless [comparative], most humorless [superlative]
Etymology: From humor + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|humor|less}} humor + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} humorless (comparative more humorless, superlative most humorless)
  1. (American spelling) Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted. Tags: US Synonyms: humourless (alt: U.K.) [Canada] Related terms: cheerless Translations (lacking humor): kuivakka (Finnish), tosikkomainen (Finnish), witzlos (German), humorlos (German)
    Sense id: en-humorless-en-adj-rstqx8vV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

Alternative forms

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