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单词 mirthlessly
释义

mirthless

adjective

mirth·​less ˈmərth-ləs How to pronounce mirthless (audio)
: containing no gaiety or joy
A vague mirthless grin contracted Liff Hyatt's face … Edith Wharton
Voldemort turned his scarlet eyes upon Harry, laughing a high, cold, mirthless laugh. J. K. Rowling
mirthlessly
ˈmərth-ləs-lē How to pronounce mirthless (audio)
adverb
mirthlessness noun

Word History

Etymology

Middle English myrtheles, from myrthe mirth + -les -less

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

mirthlessly

adverb

as in morosely

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • morosely
  • glumly
  • blackly
  • darkly
  • somberly
  • dourly
  • gloomily
  • joylessly
  • sullenly
  • distressfully
  • despairingly
  • pessimistically
  • drearily
  • cheerlessly
  • forlornly
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • dejectedly
  • miserably
  • disconsolately
  • distressingly
  • despondently
  • ruefully
  • lugubriously
  • sharply
  • dolefully
  • abjectly
  • mournfully
  • harshly
  • bitterly
  • poignantly
  • sorrowfully
  • unhappily
  • piercingly
  • resentfully
  • dolorously
  • painfully
  • plaintively
  • downheartedly
  • acutely
  • keenly
  • regretfully
  • severely
  • sadly
  • cruelly
  • grievously
  • inconsolably
  • crestfallenly
  • agonizingly
  • woefully
  • low-spiritedly
  • hurtfully
  • wretchedly
  • wailfully
  • sorely
  • ill
  • rancorously
  • hard
  • hardly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • joyously
  • mirthfully
  • joyfully
  • happily
  • cheerily
  • cheerfully
  • delightedly
  • blissfully
  • merrily
  • gleefully
  • gladly
  • lightheartedly
  • gayly
  • sunnily
  • gaily
  • rejoicingly
  • unconcernedly
  • indifferently
  • calmly
  • casually
  • impassively
  • nonchalantly
  • lightly
  • blithely
  • stoically
  • easily
  • good-naturedly
  • dispassionately
  • well
  • favorably
  • blithesomely
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