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laughterless

adjective
laugh·ter·less | \ ˈlaftə(r)lə̇s , -aaf- , -aif- , -ȧf- , -äf- \

Definition of laughterless 

: of a grim or mirthless nature : serious

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1825, in the meaning defined above

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