"laughless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlæfləs/ [US]
Etymology: laugh + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|laugh|less}} laugh + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} laughless (not comparable)
  1. Devoid of laughs. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-laughless-en-adj-p9H3WeAC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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          "ref": "2005, Emma Forrest, Cherries In The Snow, page 206",
          "text": "Then, tearless and laughless and, most damningly for a woman still stretching for girlhood, applauseless, I realize the other reason I had hysterics.",
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