lack-laughter

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lack-laughter

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From lack + laughter.

adjective more lack-laughter · most lack-laughter

obsolete Cheerless; sombre; serious. The lack-laughter sangfroid of the parſon was the conſtant topic of his ridicule, and he complained that whenever I appeared I caſt a gloom over the mirth of his company.
Similar: cheerless, serious

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@misc{lack_laughter_2026,
  title = {lack-laughter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lack-laughter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}