mirthlessnessn.
/ˈməːθləsnəs/, U.S. /ˈmərθləsnəs/ The quality or state of being mirthless; joylessness.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > gloomy quality
drear1563
dreariment1579
drearihead1591
cloudinessa1600
dismalness1620
dolesomeness1625
cheerlessnessa1631
joylessnessa1631
drearihood1647
clouding1654
dismality1723
dreariness1727
mirthlessness1727
sombre1795
undelighta1822
sombreness1847
sombrousness1847
unhomelikeness1858
drearness1861
comfortlessness1865
unhomeliness1879
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Mirthlessness, sadness, melancholiness.
1856 G. H. Calvert Like unto Like i. iii, in Comedies 91 Lend thee or give my heart's whole joy I will, And yawn a week in empty mirthlessness.
1994 Life June 19/1 His smile..was lipless and forced; his famous sock-it-to-me inflection was an epic example of mirthlessness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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