Agelast

//ˈæd͡ʒəˌlæst// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who never laughs (especially at jokes); a mirthless person. rare

    "As a real agelast in a comedy, he is beaten. The beating of an agelast is the most important point of the comedy."

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"As a real agelast in a comedy, he is beaten. The beating of an agelast is the most important point of the comedy."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγέλαστος (agélastos, “not laughing”), from γελάω (geláō, “to laugh”). Attributed to a French coinage by François Rabelais (ca.1483–1494—1553).

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