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Definition of mirthless in English: mirthlessadjective ˈməːθlɪsˈmərθləs (of a smile or laugh) lacking real amusement and typically expressing irony. （笑容）没有欢乐的；悲苦的 he gave a short, mirthless laugh Example sentencesExamples - His laughter was spiteful and mirthless, and he took his time, content to let his presence sink in.
- I gave a mirthless laugh - of course, Jay and I hardly acknowledged each other as friends so perhaps I was being too melodramatic over this.
- He watched, his eyes mirthless as she pulled her saber clear from the slight cover of the light coat she wore.
- I objected quickly, but his mirthless chuckle made me stop in my tracks.
- Angelos mirrored the mirthless look, all signs of warmth abruptly gone from his countenance.
- How symbolic, he thought with a mirthless smile.
- ‘I'm such a wimp,’ she muttered out angrily, a mirthless smile tainting her lips.
- A mirthless smile upturned one corner of his mouth.
- She doesn't need to articulate as much, her hooting, strangely mirthless laugh says it for her.
- ‘No,’ he said again, a mirthless smile forming on his lips.
- That got a few mirthless chuckles from the rest of the men.
- One look and I gave a mirthless laugh, mocking myself.
- I mentally flinched and let out a mirthless laugh.
- Theresa's jaw dropped, her face becoming stale and mirthless.
- Then, all in a moment, her face darkened with a mirthless glare as though there had been no jocularity to begin with.
- The werewolf bared its fangs in a mirthless grin and made a low growling sound that sounded chillingly like laughter.
- He presses, a small and mirthless smirk coming to his stoic lips.
- Relieved, he stole a glance back that that officer, mirthless and cold.
- The way his features were set, and especially the mirthless smirk on his face, gave him an almost malignant appearance.
- I came to realize that it was an unnecessarily mirthless, joyless book and I would like it to be, for one thing, more sensuous, more rounded in a way.
Synonyms humourless, unamused, grim, glum, moody, sour, surly, dour, sullen, sulky, gloomy, scowling, glowering, sombre, lugubrious, mournful, melancholy, melancholic, doleful, miserable, dismal, grumpy, churlish, grouchy
Derivativesadverb ‘Yeah, uh…’ she trailed off then laughed mirthlessly as there was nothing funny about the situation. Example sentencesExamples - He glances down, smiles mirthlessly, and switches the picture from his right hand to his left.
- Athena chuckled mirthlessly, truth be told, she was glad things had turned out the way they did.
- Another tall guy with dark hair that splashed around his shoulders laughed mirthlessly.
- ‘I'll go mum,’ Melanie said, poking mirthlessly at her pancake imagining it was Neli's head.
noun Well, by all means I'll drink your beer, even if I'm sorry to hear that you've been afflicted with protracted spells of mirthlessness. Example sentencesExamples - Must be hard to see right in front of you proof positive of the mirthlessness of your future…
- Desperation and mirthlessness are possibly the two most unattractive qualities in a person and, as this album proves, in music.
- There is an upside to all of this dreary, mean-spirited mirthlessness, though.
- The supper-party which Roger insisted on standing that night in honour of his aunt was remarkable for the unrestrained gaiety of two of the participants and the funereal mirthlessness of the remaining guests.
Definition of mirthless in US English: mirthlessadjectiveˈmərTHləsˈmərθləs (of a smile or laugh) lacking real amusement and typically expressing irony. （笑容）没有欢乐的；悲苦的 he gave a short, mirthless laugh Example sentencesExamples - He presses, a small and mirthless smirk coming to his stoic lips.
- Theresa's jaw dropped, her face becoming stale and mirthless.
- ‘I'm such a wimp,’ she muttered out angrily, a mirthless smile tainting her lips.
- His laughter was spiteful and mirthless, and he took his time, content to let his presence sink in.
- How symbolic, he thought with a mirthless smile.
- I gave a mirthless laugh - of course, Jay and I hardly acknowledged each other as friends so perhaps I was being too melodramatic over this.
- I came to realize that it was an unnecessarily mirthless, joyless book and I would like it to be, for one thing, more sensuous, more rounded in a way.
- The werewolf bared its fangs in a mirthless grin and made a low growling sound that sounded chillingly like laughter.
- ‘No,’ he said again, a mirthless smile forming on his lips.
- I mentally flinched and let out a mirthless laugh.
- She doesn't need to articulate as much, her hooting, strangely mirthless laugh says it for her.
- He watched, his eyes mirthless as she pulled her saber clear from the slight cover of the light coat she wore.
- A mirthless smile upturned one corner of his mouth.
- One look and I gave a mirthless laugh, mocking myself.
- That got a few mirthless chuckles from the rest of the men.
- The way his features were set, and especially the mirthless smirk on his face, gave him an almost malignant appearance.
- I objected quickly, but his mirthless chuckle made me stop in my tracks.
- Relieved, he stole a glance back that that officer, mirthless and cold.
- Angelos mirrored the mirthless look, all signs of warmth abruptly gone from his countenance.
- Then, all in a moment, her face darkened with a mirthless glare as though there had been no jocularity to begin with.
Synonyms humourless, unamused, grim, glum, moody, sour, surly, dour, sullen, sulky, gloomy, scowling, glowering, sombre, lugubrious, mournful, melancholy, melancholic, doleful, miserable, dismal, grumpy, churlish, grouchy
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