Humourless
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative spelling of humorless. Canada, UK, alt-of, alternative
"Every guest is appalled and fantastically humourless about the experience, even at this distance. You cannot help but wonder at cultural divides and how differently the British might have approached – or at least recalled – such events, at least in the early days. For us, surely, it would be a story for the ages. You could dine out on it for ever, so to speak."
Adjective
- 1 lacking humor wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples""Tom, you do know this is a public forum, don't you? Throwing a hissy fit because people happened to misinterpret your Facebook post makes you seem controlling and humourless, and more or less guarantees still more mocking responses.""
Etymology
From humour + -less.