as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner
humorless people who can't see the lighter side of life
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Recent Examples of humorless
Additionally, most episodes are meandering, disjointed, and humorless.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
And Zero at first comes off as a humorless Gen Z caricature.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
The story gets raucous laughter from his comrades, except for one person: Jeffrey Wright’s stern, humorless Isaac Dixon.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 May 2025
Worst of all, Phillips has intentionally or unintentionally created a bizarro, humorless version of My Cousin Vinny.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for humorless
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
And Zero at first comes off as a humorless Gen Z caricature.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
The story gets raucous laughter from his comrades, except for one person: Jeffrey Wright’s stern, humorless Isaac Dixon.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 May 2025
Worst of all, Phillips has intentionally or unintentionally created a bizarro, humorless version of My Cousin Vinny.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for humorless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humorless
Adjective
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Shortly after the 12-day war concluded, Khamenei emerged from his bunker to lead a solemn religious ceremony.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to such actions, and has lodged solemn representations with the Japanese side.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Some serious symptoms of a West Nile virus infection include fever, severe headaches, stiff neck, disorientation or confusion.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
17 Aug. 2025
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Hormonal changes can trigger or worsen mental health conditions, including serious ones like psychosis.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Amid the Yankees' slump, Boone's leadership, managing style and willingness to be stern with players have all been questioned.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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The witness said Berrios was stern about handling the situation with Torres by herself.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His Rick Honeycutt is utterly humorless, but the movie isn’t; there are plenty of laughs in pitting his deadpan impatience — conveyed by an unsmiling mouth under a push-broom mustache — against the idiot confidence of Billy Crudup’s man-child entrepreneur.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2024
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The crowd roars and the vast, unsmiling curtain-call cast line the stage with the leading man bare-chested and covered in blood.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Buoyed by Spencer’s earnest performance, Dee was a consistent fan favorite on the show.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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That is, until James Gunn’s Superman, an instant box office smash upon its release in July, cuts right to the chase and asks: Can someone this good, this earnest, this pure, even be allowed to exist?—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Humorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humorless. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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