humorlessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humorlessness
Noun
  • But this reboot had gravitas, for Larroquette at least.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
  • As Agathe comes to understand the extent of her troubles, Exarchopoulos’ performance achieves a sorrowful gravitas.
    Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Everyone was kind, thoughtful and respectful, but there was a part of me also wanting to soak it up because knew the gravity of the moment.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Brown, as Medwin, proceeds over all this trouble—so many secrets, so much inevitable violence—with a wise gravity.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Oak Bluffs community envisioned by the collection started in earnest when Charles Shearer opened Shearer Cottage in 1912, according to The Root.
    James Powel, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
  • This kitchen will have tons of space and all the bells and whistles that a celebrity chef could want — within reach of an earnest but admittedly still-learning home chef.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But in all cases of letters patent, certain solemnities are required by law, which solemnities are the evidences of the validity of the instrument.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
  • No other solemnity is required by law; no other act is to be performed on the part of government.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
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“Humorlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humorlessness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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