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mirthless

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˈmɝθləs/ UK /ˈmɜːθləs/
Freq #144972

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    showing no genuine happiness or amusement; joyless

    A mirthless laugh escaped him when he heard the grim prediction.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · showing no genuine... joylesscheerlesshollowbleak
Opposites
mirthfuljoyfulcheerful
Word family
Derived forms mirthlesslymirthlessness
Related forms mirthgloomsomber

Etymology

From Middle English myrtheles, formed from mirth + -less, literally "without mirth." Mirth descends from Old English myrgth, a noun related to merry and meaning pleasure, joy, or amusement.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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