Definition of Agelast

1. Noun. (rare) one who never laughs (especially at jokes); a mirthless person ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Agelast

1. a non laughing person [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agelast

agedly
agedness
agednesses
ageest
ageful
ageinest
ageing
ageings
ageinst
ageism
ageisms
ageist
ageists
agelasimine
agelasimines
agelast (current term)
agelastatin
agelastic
agelasts
ageless
agelessly
agelessness
agelessnesses
agelong
agemate
agemates
agen
agenbite
agencies
agency

Literary usage of Agelast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1903)
"Professor Sully is "ready to challenge the wisdom claimed by the out-and-out sticklers for seriousness," the agelast ..."

2. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England by Charles Larcom Graves (1922)
"... he lives though sorely spent; We shrug our shoulders, and lament The tyranny not overpast Of Philistine and agelast. The last word has an academic ring, ..."

3. Dramatic Values by Charles Edward Montague (1911)
"... might be certified as agelast or laughter-proof. But there are dry parts. All through the first act the authors are merely playing for position, ..."

4. A Practical Treatise on Life-assurance: In which the Statutes and Judicial by Frederick Blayney (1826)
"... still appear in favour of the latter, as will be exemplified by the following sketch: Premiums for an agelast assurance of £100 Premium taken birth day. ..."

5. An Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the Comic Spirit by George Meredith (1905)
"No collision of circumstances in our mortal career strikes a light for them. It is but one step from being agelast^c to ..."

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