Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humorless

/hjˈumɚləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: hu-mor-less
IPA: /hjˈumɚləs/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

American usage

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

more humorless (comparative) most humorless (superlative) humourless (alternative)

Derived Forms

humorlessly humorlessness

Phrases

lack-laughter

Frequently Paired Words

lack-laughter misogelastic boring sad

Synonyms

harsh jokeless mirthless unfunny cheerless comfortless bleak dark morose depressing desolate dire

Antonyms

amused funny

Questions

How do you pronounce humorless?: The recorded pronunciation is /hjˈumɚləs/.
What does humorless mean?: Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.
Where does humorless come from?: 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.

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