humorless

English

Alternative forms

• humourless (Canada, U.K.)

Etymology

From humor +‎ -less.

Adjective

humorless (comparative more humorless, superlative most humorless)

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

   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.

Translations

lacking humor

• Finnish: kuivakka (fi), tosikkomainen (fi)
• German: witzlos (de), humorlos (de)

See also

• See Thesaurus:cheerless