joke
noun
something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act.
jokeless
-
a word derived from
joke.
Example Sentences
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No, these jokeless and joyless enemies saw those traditions as part of what Senator Cory Booker, the New Jersey Democrat, would subsequently refer to as a “toxic culture” and “pernicious patriarchy.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2018
Yes, definitely, but only of a recent strain: the now-dominant form of cinematic humor we’ll call the jokeless comedy.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2011
He grinned, then, seeing this had passed me by, adopted a sudden, solemn, jokeless tone.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
"Going out, Minnie," he said, in his jokeless voice, "to get some catnip for you."
From The Grain Ship by Morgan Robertson
