humorlessness
- a word derived from humor.
Example Sentences
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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
Okay, maybe not quite, but it’s not power or blood that unites Houses Targaryen, Hightower and Velaryon: it is epic humorlessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
And she enjoys playing Hannah, even in her occasional humorlessness.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Sontag was accused of humorlessness, but in fact she was guilty only of high-mindedness.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 16, 2019
But then, too, his eyes had a dull, black humorlessness about them.
From The Scapegoat by Maples, Richard
