jokeless

/ˈdʒoʊkləs/ adj

Devoid of jokes.

Word Origin Jokeless is joke plus the -less suffix. Joke comes from Latin iocus 'jest, sport,' which also gives us jocular, jocund, and even jewel (originally 'little game, toy'). The PIE root *yek- 'to speak' is behind it. So jokeless means devoid of humor. The -less suffix is from Old English -lēas 'lacking,' related to loose.

adj Devoid of jokes.

His speech was completely jokeless and failed to engage the audience.

(形容词) 无笑点的;不好笑的

他的演讲毫无笑料,没能吸引听众。

(adjetivo) Sin chistes; desprovisto de gracia.

Su discurso fue completamente sin chistes y no logró enganchar a la audiencia.

(adjectif) sans humour; dénué d'humour [Qui ne contient aucune plaisanterie ni aucun humour.]

Son discours était totalement *jokeless* et n'a pas su captiver l'auditoire.

(Adjektiv) humorlos; ohne Witze [ohne Witze oder humorvolle Elemente; ernst und ohne Unterhaltung.]

Seine Rede war völlig **jokeless** und konnte das Publikum nicht fesseln.

(形容詞) 冗談のない、ジョークのない。

彼のスピーチはまったく冗談がなく、聴衆の心をつなぎ留めることができなかった。

(adjetivo) sem piadas; sem graça [Sem piadas.]

Seu discurso foi completamente sem piadas e não conseguiu envolver o público.

Word parts: joke + less

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