humorless

hu·mor·less

adjective \ˈhyü-mər-ləs\

Definition of HUMORLESS

1

: lacking a sense of humor

2

: lacking humorous characteristics

— hu·mor·less·ly \-lē\ adverb

— hu·mor·less·ness noun

Examples of HUMORLESS

1. <humorless people who can't see the lighter side of life>

First Known Use of HUMORLESS

circa 1847

Related to HUMORLESS

Synonyms

earnest, grave, serious, no-nonsense, po-faced [British], sedate, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, staid, uncomic, unsmiling, weighty

Antonyms

facetious, flip, flippant, humorous, jesting, jocular, joking, kittenish, ludic, playful

Related Words

harsh, stern, strict; businesslike, professional; dignified, distinguished, elevated, serious-minded; gloomy, grim

Near Antonyms

antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, hysterical (also hysteric), laughable, light, light-headed, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious; featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, lighthearted, puerile, scatterbrained; absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, cockeyed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dotty, fatuous, foolish, half-witted, insane, jerky, kooky (also kookie), loony (also looney), lunatic, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, unwise, wacky (also whacky), weak-minded, witless, zany