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
But the finished product feels relatively humorless, leaving the cast looking silly in scenes that might conceivably have flown if played as deadpan comedy — not a tenor achieved or seemingly even aimed for here.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 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
Creating online classrooms as ‘humorless’ venues deprives both teachers and students of an incredibly powerful communication asset.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Another criticism was Dragon generally had a depressive and humorless vibe (Martin’s books do not, and are full of dark humor, as was Thrones).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 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
Creating online classrooms as ‘humorless’ venues deprives both teachers and students of an incredibly powerful communication asset.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Another criticism was Dragon generally had a depressive and humorless vibe (Martin’s books do not, and are full of dark humor, as was Thrones).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for humorless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humorless
Adjective
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Far from solemn, the atmosphere has turned into a party of thousands.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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The march traces the path from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the Nazi death camps in occupied Poland, in a solemn tribute to the victims and in honor of the survivors and their liberators.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Increasingly, however, the interviews that are the bedrock of film coverage are fewer, shorter and more lightweight, often to the point of being useless for anyone trying to write a serious piece.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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With limited flexibility and few valuable trade assets, Milwaukee faces serious hurdles in building a contender around Antetokounmpo.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The president shared no caption alongside the image, which depicts him sitting with a stern expression and holding up one finger while wearing white and gold papal attire, including a large cross necklace.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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However, none will have criminal records after their cases are adjudicated, under a deal the district attorney offered during a stern press conference on Tuesday.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Prima felt that there was something humiliating in Ruth’s loyalty to Thalia, and in her unsmiling scrutiny of Heiss.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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Soon after the baby is declared dead, Nina is blamed by the woman’s husband and Nina’s unsmiling supervisor (Merab Ninidze) launches an investigation into what went wrong.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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There is enough meat here for more than one earnest debate-play, but mercifully, Rosenbatt hasn’t written it.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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But beneath the surface of earnest mission statements and polished annual reports lies one of the least discussed yet most urgent crises in American healthcare: the deteriorating financial health of nonprofit regional health plans.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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“Humorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humorless. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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