Definition of humorless Humorless

/hjuˈmɚlʌs/ - [hyumerlus] - hu•mor•less

We found 3 definitions of humorless from 3 different sources.

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British English

humourless - /hjˈuːmələs/

American English

humorless - /hjuˈmɚlʌs/

What does humorless mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

humorless - lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote
  humourless, unhumorous
  humorous, humourous full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
  sobersided completely lacking in humor or lightness of touch; "choreography that was sobersided and sententious"; "a play with a sobersided social message"
  po-faced humorless and disapproving
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  • humorless (a.)
    Destitute of humor.

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