jokeless
Lacking comedic content
Jokeless means without jokes or humor.
A jokeless speech is serious throughout; a jokeless comedian has run dry.
The word often carries a note of disappointment or criticism—something expected to be funny but isn't: The roast was surprisingly jokeless.
Devoid of humor
- unamusingNot entertaining or humorous
- witlessLacking intelligence or sense
- humorlessWithout wit or levity
- dryFree from moisture
mirthless · unwitty · charmless · tame · deadpan · bland · flat · stale
Serious and dignified
- graveSerious and worrying
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- somberGravely serious in mood
subdued · staid · sedate · sober · pensive · thoughtful · reflective · weighty
Lacking vertical variation
- tonelessLacking pitch variation
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- unemotionalLacking outward feeling
- unvaryingRemaining the same always
droning · unchanging · uninflected · wooden · robotic · mechanical · stolid · impassive
unfunny
Devoid of humor
- unamusingNot entertaining or humorous
- witlessLacking intelligence or sense
- humorlessWithout wit or levity
dry · mirthless · unwitty · charmless · tame · deadpan · bland · flat · stale · joyless
solemn
Serious and dignified
somber · subdued · staid · sedate · sober · pensive · thoughtful · reflective · weighty · businesslike
flat
Lacking vertical variation
- tonelessLacking pitch variation
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- unemotionalLacking outward feeling
unvarying · droning · unchanging · uninflected · wooden · robotic · mechanical · stolid · impassive · leaden