"humourless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more humourless [comparative], most humourless [superlative]
Etymology: humour + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|humour|less}} humour + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} humourless (comparative more humourless, superlative most humourless)
  1. (British spelling, Canada) Alternative spelling of humorless Tags: Canada, UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: humorless
    Sense id: en-humourless-en-adj-BoC3tSet Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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