unfunniness
Lacking comedic value
Unfunniness is the quality of failing to be funny.
The word usually implies that humor was attempted and fell flat, rather than that no humor was intended: The unfunniness of his jokes made the audience squirm.
It can also describe a persistently humorless quality in a person or work.
Expressionless, especially for humor
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- seriousnessEarnest, weighty demeanor
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
- gravityMutual mass attraction
somberness · impassivity · unsmiling · earnestness · dryness · unamused · mirthlessness · witlessness
Failing to engage interest
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- uninterestingFailing to hold attention
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- staleNo longer fresh
insipid · vapid · lackluster · uninspired · unexciting · tiresome · wearisome · prosaic
Shrink from discomfort
- embarrassingCausing awkward self-consciousness
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
labored · painful · uncomfortable · stilted · groan-worthy · eye-rolling · try-hard · misfired
deadpan
Expressionless, especially for humor
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- seriousnessEarnest, weighty demeanor
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
gravity · somberness · impassivity · unsmiling · earnestness · dryness · unamused · mirthlessness · witlessness · solemnity
boring
Failing to engage interest
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- uninterestingFailing to hold attention
- lifelessDevoid of animation
stale · insipid · vapid · lackluster · uninspired · unexciting · tiresome · wearisome · prosaic · humdrum
cringe
Shrink from discomfort
- embarrassingCausing awkward self-consciousness
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
clumsy · labored · painful · uncomfortable · stilted · groan-worthy · eye-rolling · try-hard · misfired · botched
unfunninessfunniness
Quality of being amusing
hilarity · hilariousness · humor · comicality · humorousness