nonhumorous
Lacking comedic intent
Nonhumorous describes something lacking humor or not intended to be funny.
The word typically appears in contexts distinguishing serious content from comedic material: The study examined both humorous and nonhumorous advertisements.
It's more common in academic or technical writing than in everyday speech, where "serious" or "not funny" usually suffice.
Serious and worrying
- solemnSerious and dignified
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- somberGravely serious in mood
stern · formal · staid · sedate · severe · austere · unsmiling · dignified
Not entertaining or humorous
- unentertainingFailing to amuse
- mirthlessLacking genuine amusement
- joylessWithout pleasure or gladness
- witlessLacking intelligence or sense
grim · stone-faced · straight-faced · jejune · failed · awkward · cringe · groan-worthy
Failing to engage interest
- tediousBoring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- uninterestingFailing to hold attention
- drabDull and cheerless
lifeless · stale · flat · insipid · vapid · tiresome · wearisome · uninspired
grave
Serious and worrying
somber · stern · formal · staid · sedate · severe · austere · unsmiling · dignified · sober
unamusing
Not entertaining or humorous
- unentertainingFailing to amuse
- mirthlessLacking genuine amusement
- joylessWithout pleasure or gladness
witless · grim · stone-faced · straight-faced · jejune · failed · awkward · cringe · groan-worthy · wooden
boring
Failing to engage interest
- tediousBoring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- uninterestingFailing to hold attention
drab · lifeless · stale · flat · insipid · vapid · tiresome · wearisome · uninspired · unexciting
humor, humorous, humorously, humorousness, humorless, humorlessness, humored, humoring, humors