agelastn.

Brit.

/ˈadʒᵻlast/, U.S.

/ˈædʒəˌlæst/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French agelaste.

Etymology: < Middle French agelaste person who never laughs (1539; 1552 in Rabelais: compare quot. 1877) < ancient Greek ἀγέλαστος not laughing < ἀ- a- prefix⁶ + γελασ- , stem (also seen in γελαστός laughable, γελαστής laugher) of γελᾶν to laugh (see gelastic adj.) + -τος , suffix forming verbal adjectives. Compare earlier agelastic n.In classical Latin agelastus is attested as a nickname of the orator M. Crassus; the Greek word is also used by Cicero ( De Finibus 5. 30) in this sense, citing Lucilius.

literary.

A person who never laughs; one who has no sense of humour.Chiefly with reference to Rabelais's use of the French word: see the etymology.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [noun] > serious or solemn person

gravet1582

agelastic1623

sobersides?1705

agelast1877

solemnsides1957

1877 G. Meredith in Times 5 Feb. 4/5 Men whom Rabelais would have called agelasts or non-laughers.

1908 Oxf. Mag. 24 June 9/2 The perfect Agelast would be the man who had never smiled at all.

1995 D. Porter Rousseau's Legacy 11 Among Europe's major writers, one would be hard put to find one who more obviously conformed to the idea of the agelaste than Rousseau.

2008 Guardian 25 Oct. (Review section) 19/1 Other reputed agelasts include Jonathan Swift, William Gladstone and Margaret Thatcher.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agelast
释义	agelastn. Brit. /ˈadʒᵻlast/, U.S. /ˈædʒəˌlæst/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French agelaste. Etymology: < Middle French agelaste person who never laughs (1539; 1552 in Rabelais: compare quot. 1877) < ancient Greek ἀγέλαστος not laughing < ἀ- a- prefix⁶ + γελασ- , stem (also seen in γελαστός laughable, γελαστής laugher) of γελᾶν to laugh (see gelastic adj.) + -τος , suffix forming verbal adjectives. Compare earlier agelastic n.In classical Latin agelastus is attested as a nickname of the orator M. Crassus; the Greek word is also used by Cicero ( De Finibus 5. 30) in this sense, citing Lucilius. literary. A person who never laughs; one who has no sense of humour.Chiefly with reference to Rabelais's use of the French word: see the etymology. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [noun] > serious or solemn person gravet1582 agelastic1623 sobersides?1705 agelast1877 solemnsides1957 1877 G. Meredith in Times 5 Feb. 4/5 Men whom Rabelais would have called agelasts or non-laughers. 1908 Oxf. Mag. 24 June 9/2 The perfect Agelast would be the man who had never smiled at all. 1995 D. Porter Rousseau's Legacy 11 Among Europe's major writers, one would be hard put to find one who more obviously conformed to the idea of the agelaste than Rousseau. 2008 Guardian 25 Oct. (Review section) 19/1 Other reputed agelasts include Jonathan Swift, William Gladstone and Margaret Thatcher. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1877
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