Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humorlessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hu-mor-less-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, quality, or condition of lacking humor.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English humorless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English humorlessness From humorless + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does humorlessness mean?
The state, quality, or condition of lacking humor.
Where does humorlessness come from?
Etymology tree English humorless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English humorlessness From humorless + -ness.

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