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humorlessness

humorlessness noun: the state, quality, or condition of lacking humor.

Noun

humorlessness (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of lacking humor.

Origin of humorlessness

From humorless + -ness.

Questions about humorlessness

What does humorlessness mean?
Humorlessness means the state, quality, or condition of lacking humor.
What part of speech is humorlessness?
Humorlessness is a noun.

Words near humorlessness in the dictionary

  1. humorized
  2. humorizes
  3. humorizing
  4. humorless
  5. humorlessly
  6. humorlessness
  7. humorologist
  8. humorology
  9. humorous
  10. humorously
  11. humorousness

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