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HUMOURLESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does humourless mean?
• HUMOURLESS (adjective)
The adjective HUMOURLESS has 1 sense:
1. lacking humor
Familiarity information: HUMOURLESS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking humor
Synonyms:
humorless; humourless; unhumorous
Context example:
it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning
Similar:
sobersided (completely lacking in humor or lightness of touch)
po-faced (humorless and disapproving)
unfunny (not funny; especially failing to achieve the intended humor)
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