mirthless
adj/ˈmɝθləs/ · /ˈmɝθlɪs/
Etymology From Middle English myrtheles, equivalent to mirth + -less.
1
Lacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
- The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms: hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal...1958 December 7, James Thurber, The New York Times Magazine:
- In life, David Lodge was surprisingly mirthless. Luckily, his wife was a hoot [title]2025 January 4, Rachel Cooke, “In life, David Lodge was surprisingly mirthless. Luckily, his wife was a hoot”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
- Derived terms
- mirthlessly, mirthlessness