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laughless

US/ˈlæfləs/

laughless adjective: devoid of laughs.

Adjective

laughless (not comparable)

  1. Devoid of laughs.
    • Then, tearless and laughless and, most damningly for a woman still stretching for girlhood, applauseless, I realize the other reason I had hysterics.2005, Emma Forrest, Cherries In The Snow, page 206

Synonyms of laughless

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Origin of laughless

From laugh + -less.

Words formed from laughless

Questions about laughless

What does laughless mean?
Laughless means devoid of laughs.
What part of speech is laughless?
Laughless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce laughless?
Laughless is pronounced /ˈlæfləs/ (US).

Words near laughless in the dictionary

  1. laughingstock
  2. laughingstocks
  3. laughingthrush
  4. laughingthrushes
  5. Laughland
  6. laughless
  7. laughlessness
  8. laughlike
  9. Laughlin
  10. laughline
  11. laughlines

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