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mirthless

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mirth·less  (mûrthls)
adj.
Devoid of gladness and gaiety.

mirthless·ly adv.
mirthless·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mirthless - lacking mirthmirthless - lacking mirth                        
joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"
Translations
mirthless [ˈmɜːθlɪs] ADJtriste, sin alegría
mirthless [ˈmɜːrθləs] adj [laugh, smile] → jaune
He permitted himself a small mirthless smile → Il s'autorisa un petit sourire jaune.
mirthless
adjfreudlos; laughterunfroh, beklemmt
mirthless [ˈmɜːθlɪs] adj (smile, laugh) → mesto/a


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But their gaiety seemed to Prince Andrew mirthless and tiresome.
The man to win her is he who calls loudly for his drink, without a "Please" or a "Thank you," throws his hat at the back of his head, gulps down half his glass, and, while drawing breath for the other half, takes a hard, indifferent look at her, and in an off-hand voice throws her some fatuous, mirthless jest.
There was a hint in it of laughter, but of a laughter more terrible than any sadness--a laughter that was mirthless as the smile of the sphinx, a laughter cold as the frost and partaking of the grimness of infallibility.
 
 
 
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