gleeless

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adjective

Devoid of glee.

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Meanings

adjectivegleeless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDevoid of glee.

    The blonde whispered something into the ear of her almost transfixed companion, and they rose—he none too steadily, she with a faintly triumphant but gleeless smile.

    2002, Frank Robert Vivelo, Michael Deal, page 73

Origin

From glee + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

gleeless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gleeless

MLA

“gleeless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gleeless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gleeless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gleeless.

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