mirthless

Examples

• All

• "The smile he gave her was thin and mirthless.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Mrs. Harth laughed a dry, mirthless laugh, arm tight through Jeannette's, saying, "So that's what a college lecture is."

  Fiction book (1995)

• Again, his father gave that brief mirthless laugh.

  Fiction book (2001)

• But on closer inspection, there is something absolutely mirthless in his smile, a meanness around his eyes.

  Fiction book (2002)

• His body shook with silent, mirthless laughter.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The Central Committee man allowed himself a brief, distressful laugh, hollow and mirthless.

  Fiction book (1996)

• "A mirthless smile ghosted across her flawless face.

  Fiction book (1998)

• "The Amyrlin barked a mirthless laugh."

  Fiction book (1991)

• Spats gave a snort of mirthless laughter.

  Fiction book (1998)

• His mirthless smile revealed how little joy he felt at the party.

Synonyms

U

unhappy

vsmirthless

463 1.0

Feeling sad or not pleased about something

is not general sadness but an absence of true amusement in expressions

H

humorless

vsmirthless

• US

12 4.9

Not able to see or show what is funny

is about having no real joy in a laugh rather than lacking humor sense

E

expressionless

vsmirthless

11 4.4

Having a face or way of acting that shows no feeling

is specifically about lacking true joy or amusement in smiles or laughs

J

joyless

vsmirthless

8 4.6

Not feeling happy or showing any pleasure

is narrower, naming lack of real amusement in a laugh or smile

C

cheerless

vsmirthless

2 5.5

Not bright or warm and making people feel sad

refers instead to a specific lack of real joy in amused expressions

U

unamused

vsmirthless

1 4.1

Not finding something funny or enjoyable

is about lacking real joy inside a laugh or smile rather than mere displeasure

A

affectless

vsmirthless

1 9.3

A person who shows no emotion in the face or voice

is about missing genuine amusement rather than simply showing no emotion

U

unmerry

vsmirthless

1 7.0

Not cheerful or happy

is concerned specifically with absent genuine amusement in a smile or laugh

U

unmirthful

vsmirthless

8.2

Not amused or cheerful

is the same but focuses on smiles or laughs lacking genuine enjoyment

P

pleasureless

vsmirthless

6.2

Not enjoyable or satisfying

is focused specifically on missing genuine amusement in expressions of mirth

Antonyms

J

joyful

70 1.0

Feeling or showing great happiness

How Joyful

mirthful

1 6.3

cheerful

111 1.0

amused

18 1.0

mirthless

2 8.0

unamused

1 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology