humor
noun
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement.
humorlessness
-
a word derived from
humor.
Example Sentences
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Anyone lampooned with a scintilla of brutality knows that an appearance can temporarily inoculate against accusations of humorlessness.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
Part of what will make the fast-approaching Oedipal primary season so damned entertaining is the relative humorlessness of people like Mr. DeSantis and Mrs. Haley.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
And she enjoys playing Hannah, even in her occasional humorlessness.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
A kill-shelter tour would definitely be heartbreaking but that’s beside the point: When you can’t make a dog joke on Montana Avenue, it’s a sure sign that America’s epidemic of humorlessness has come to town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2020
But then, too, his eyes had a dull, black humorlessness about them.
From The Scapegoat by Richard Maples
