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humorless

adjective

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adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English humor Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English humorless From humor + -less.

  1. Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.

    He watched the little dog's antics with a humorless stare.

    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.