agelastic

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adjective

Not jovial; never laughing.

Similar
jokeprooflaughlessfunny as a dose of the clapjokelesshumorlessirrisiblemirthlessnonhumorous
Opposite
abderianhypergelastic
OriginEnglish gelastic ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveagelastic (comparative more agelastic, superlative most agelastic)

comparative more agelastic · superlative most agelastic

  1. Not jovial; never laughing.

    Synonyms: jokeproof, laughless, funny as a dose of the clap, jokeless, humorless, irrisible, laughless, mirthless · Antonyms: abderian, hypergelastic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot jovial; never laughing.

Similar
jokeprooflaughlessfunny as a dose of the clapjokelesshumorlessirrisiblelaughlessmirthlessnonhumorousunhilariousunhumorousunhystericalunjocoseunjocularunlaughableunmirthful
Opposite
abderianhypergelastic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishgelastic
  7. Englishagelastic

From a- + gelastic.

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Translations

Portuguese agelasta
  • agelastawho does not laugh

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with agelastic

fantasticelasticenthusiasticstochasticdrasticthermoplasticsarcasticantineoplasticmonasticinelasticgymnasticmasticviscoelasticdynasticbombasticaplasticanaplasticiconoclasticclasticpyroclastictrophoblasticdysplasticecclesiasticorgiastic
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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