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unmirthful

unmirthful

8.2
Not amused or cheerful
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmɜrθfəl/
translation icon : serio
  • The movie was filled with unmirthful scenes that left the audience in silence.

Examples

  • His unmirthful expression did not match the festive mood of the holiday party.

  • The guard jumped at the unmirthful sound.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Everyone felt the unmirthful atmosphere in the room after the sad news was announced.

Synonyms

sad
vsunmirthful
∞ 1.0

Feeling unhappy or upset because of something

centers on absence of mirth and joy rather than general sorrow
unhappy
vsunmirthful
463 1.0

Feeling sad or not pleased about something

is about absent mirth and joy rather than the emotional sadness itself
unfunny
vsunmirthful
9 4.2

Does not make people laugh when meant as a joke

is broader indicating absence of cheer or mirth beyond failed jokes
joyless
vsunmirthful
8 4.6

Not feeling happy or showing any pleasure

is focused on lack of mirth and cheer rather than deep sorrow
doleful
vsunmirthful
3 8.2

Feeling or showing deep sadness

is more about lacking cheerful amusement than expressing grief
cheerless
vsunmirthful
2 5.5

Not bright or warm and making people feel sad

leans more toward lack of amusement and joy than deep sorrow
mirthless
vsunmirthful
2 8.0

A smile or laugh that shows no real joy

is broader covering absence of amusement and general happiness
unmerry
vsunmirthful
1 7.0

Not cheerful or happy

is centered on lack of mirth and joy rather than sadness
unamusing
vsunmirthful
1 4.5

Does not make people laugh

is about lacking overall cheer and joy rather than mere entertainment
unhumorous
vsunmirthful
7.5

Not liking jokes or laughing at them

is broader covering lack of general amusement and happiness
uncheerful
vsunmirthful
5.5

Feeling sad or making a place feel gloomy

is about missing mirth and joy rather than active sadness

Antonyms

joyful
70 1.0

Feeling or showing great happiness

mirthful
1 6.3

Full of joy and laughter

How Cheerful

merry
114 1.0
cheerful
111 1.0
serious
452 1.4
unmirthful
8.2
joyless
8 4.6
miserable
443 1.8

Surface Forms

unmirthful positive

Morphology

unmirthful = mirthful (transparent) = un + mirth + ful

The word 'unmirthful' is clearly derived by adding the prefix 'un-' to 'mirthful', meaning not full of mirth.

Etymology

Unmirthful breaks into un- 'not', mirth 'joy' or 'laughter', and -ful 'full of'. So unmirthful means 'not full of joy', like the opposite of merry, which is why we use it for a person or scene that is serious or not funny.