mirthless
mirthless · more mirthless · most mirthless
Lacking mirth; devoid of joy; sadLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
/ˈmɝθləs/
» "Your sun has failed freshman English. I'm afraid he'll have to attend summer school," Tom's teacher said with a mirthless smile.
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1 sensesLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
lacking mirth
Examples
1 sentences"Your sun has failed freshman English. I'm afraid he'll have to attend summer school," Tom's teacher said with a mirthless smile.
Origin
From Middle English myrtheles, equivalent to mirth + -less.From Middle English myrtheles, equivalent to mirth + -less.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more mirthless, most mirthless| Comparative | more mirthless Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most mirthless Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
55 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.