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Definition of Mirthless
1. Adjective. Lacking mirth.
Definition of Mirthless
1. a. Without mirth.
Definition of Mirthless
1. Adjective. Lacking mirth; devoid of joy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mirthless
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mirthless
Literary usage of Mirthless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)
"Smiling at the trivial air he raised his eyes to the priest's face and, seeing
in it a mirthless reflection of the sunken day, detached his hand slowly ..."
2. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)
"As he descended the steps the impression which effaced his troubled self communion
was that of a mirthless mask reflecting a sunken day from the threshold ..."
3. A Select Collection of Old Plays: In Twelve Volumes by Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, John Payne Collier (1825)
"... where sins do mask unseen : You that amongst the darksome mansions Of pining
ghosts, twixt sighs, and sobs, and. tears, ii Do exercise you mirthless ..."
4. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1897)
"She stopped in her sweep of scorn, and her mocking hands fell to her side as the
mirthless laugh ended before it was finished, and her eyes drooped again ..."
5. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1890)
"He laughed; a curious, mirthless laugh. It was like adding fuel to the name. '
Do you know what you have done ? You have endeavoured to put a brand of shame ..."
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