mirthless
adjective
mirth·less ˈmərth-ləs 
: containing no gaiety or joy
A vague mirthless grin contracted Liff Hyatt's face …
Edith Wharton
Edith WhartonVoldemort turned his scarlet eyes upon Harry, laughing a high, cold, mirthless laugh. J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling mirthlessly
ˈmərth-ləs-lē
adverb mirthlessness noun
Word History
Etymology
Middle English myrtheles, from myrthe mirth + -les -less
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
mirthless
adjective
as in cheerless
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cheerless
- woebegone
- lugubrious
- morose
- dejected
- melancholy
- hangdog
- melancholic
- sad
- sullen
- glum
- sepulchral
- gloomy
- unhappy
- somber
- morbid
- bleak
- solemn
- woeful
- dreary
- saturnine
- depressed
- forlorn
- droopy
- depressive
- funereal
- miserable
- depressing
- dismal
- inconsolable
- disconsolate
- gray
- drear
- despondent
- lonely
- elegiac
- desolate
- discomfiting
- godforsaken
- dispiriting
- cold
- sombre
- blue
- wretched
- dark
- lonesome
- dismaying
- comfortless
- dire
- cloudy
- distressful
- darkening
- pessimistic
- discouraging
- disheartening
- black
- murky
- upsetting
- chill
- dim
- sunless
- hopeless
- mournful
- down
- desperate
- sorrowful
- lamentable
- dreich
- distressing
- grey
- plaintive
- plutonian
- dour
- tenebrous
- elegiacal
- low
- grim
- colorless
- drab
- tenebrific
- dull
- menacing
- Cimmerian
- oppressive
- negative
- threatening
- louring
- lowering
- lowery
- loury
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cheerful
- friendly
- cheery
- bright
- mirthful
- festive
- cordial
- gay
- joyous
- merry
- comforting
- joyful
- jolly
- sunshiny
- blithe
- buoyant
- gay
- optimistic
- hopeful
- heartwarming
- jocund
- blithesome
- encouraging
- cheering
- lighthearted
- lightsome
- do well by someone
- do what with
- do what with (something)
- do what with something
- do with
- do without
- do wonders
- do wrong
- do y mo
- do you think
- do you think (that)
- do you think that
- do you want to bet?
- do you want to bet?
- do's
- do, for
- do-all
- do-eu
- do-gan
- do-good
- do-gooder
- do-gooders
- do-gooding
- do-goodings
- do-goodism