mirthless
Devoid of laughter
Mirthless means without mirth—showing no joy or amusement.
A mirthless laugh or smile is hollow, forced, or bitter rather than genuinely happy: She gave a mirthless chuckle at the irony.
The word suggests going through the motions of humor while feeling none of it.
Empty within
- brittleLiable to shatter
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- joylessWithout pleasure or gladness
humorless · bitter · sardonic · wry · cynical · dry · wan · faint
Harsh and foreboding
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- starkSevere and unadorned
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- sternStrict or ship's aft
grave · somber · forbidding · austere · dour · steely · stony · hard
Emotionally low
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- plaintiveSounding sad, sorrowful
despondent · forlorn · dejected · crestfallen · downcast · woeful · doleful · lugubrious
Without visible emotion
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- blankWithout marks or content
stony-faced · unreadable · inscrutable · emotionless · unemotional · stoic · reserved · detached
hollow
Empty within
joyless · humorless · bitter · sardonic · wry · cynical · dry · wan · faint · weak
grim
Harsh and foreboding
stern · grave · somber · forbidding · austere · dour · steely · stony · hard · cold
sad
Emotionally low
plaintive · despondent · forlorn · dejected · crestfallen · downcast · woeful · doleful · lugubrious · elegiac
impassive
Without visible emotion
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
blank · stony-faced · unreadable · inscrutable · emotionless · unemotional · stoic · reserved · detached · dispassionate
mocking
Scornfully imitating or ridiculing
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- scornfulShowing open contempt
contemptuous · sarcastic · jeering · smirking · snide · caustic · biting · cutting · cruel · cold
mirthlesswarm
Moderately heated, or friendly
genuine · heartfelt · hearty · good-humored · good-natured