mirthless
adj/ˈmɝθləs/
Etymology
From Middle English myrtheles, equivalent to mirth + -less.
- inherited from myrtheles
Definitions
Lacking mirth
Lacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
- The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms: hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal...
- In life, David Lodge was surprisingly mirthless. Luckily, his wife was a hoot [title]
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for mirthless. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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