pleasureless

adjective

Definition of pleasurelessnext
as in dullish

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Recent Examples of pleasureless Kobayashi basically rewrote the book on how to turn pleasureless gluttony into a profession. — Washington Post, 1 July 2019 But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel’s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme. — Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasureless
  1. dullish
  2. tedious
  3. boring
  4. soggy
  5. monotonous
  6. prosaic
  7. tiresome
  8. uninteresting
Adjective
  • But Koreeda dawdles over all that without ever finding much dramatic nuance, making for a dullish midsection.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Definition of dullish
Adjective
  • The contest remains too early for The Associated Press to call, and Colom’s historic bid will hinge on a tedious process playing out in elections offices across Mississippi’s 82 counties.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The contest remains too early for the Associated Press to call, and Colom’s historic bid will hinge on a tedious process playing out in elections offices across Mississippi’s 82 counties.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of tedious
Adjective
  • Some have complained that Becerra is an unworthy, boring torchbearer for Latinos — not dynamic enough to meet a moment where many hoped for a firebrand.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Sure, this may sound kind of boring, but the city in the southern Guangdong province has also just been named as the country's leader in wealthy entrepreneurs and is the beating heart of China's AI and tech industry.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • While Monday will be soggy, conditions could improve in the evening and on Election Day.
    — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The bat lay on its back, soggy and wretched, here in the waning hours of this terrible day.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of soggy
Adjective
  • Tuning into specific moments across Repair reveals plenty of detail churning inside, but there’s little variation between each song, and the record can feel monotonous as a whole.
    — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Japanese denim makers curate for customers eager to stand out from the crowd, and that has taken on a whole new meaning in the era of monotonous algorithmic recommendations and AI slop.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of monotonous
Adjective
  • While the house is bursting with artwork that would make most museum curators envious, Herman’s home is surprisingly humble, built on a tight budget from prosaic materials.
    — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s extravagant welcome gesture will almost certainly be matched by prosaic summit outcomes.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of prosaic
Adjective
  • And no doubt that sequence continues to inform the tiresome topic more than a year later.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The pre-selection debates about three- or four-loss SEC squads and some team no one actually watches will prove incredibly tiresome, too.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of tiresome
Adjective
  • The actual reason the Dodgers lost, that the postseason in baseball is little more than a coin flip and small sample sizes flatten out any talent advantage, is boring and uninteresting.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The city is flooded with dull and uninteresting structures clad in the material.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of uninteresting

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“Pleasureless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasureless. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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