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humourlessly — adverb in a humorless manner he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors • Syn: ↑humorlessly • Ant: ↑humorously (for: ↑humorlessly) • Derived from adjective: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Danny Thomas — For other people named Danny Thomas, see Danny Thomas (disambiguation). Danny Thomas Thomas and co star Marjorie Lord, 1957. Born Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz(later Anglicized to … Wikipedia
laugh — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sound/act of laughing ADJECTIVE ▪ loud ▪ light, little, short, slight, small, soft ▪ deep … Collocations dictionary
smile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bright, broad, huge, wide ▪ She had a big smile on her face. ▪ faint, slight … Collocations dictionary
humourless — hu|mour|less BrE humorless AmE [ˈhju:mələs US ˈhju:mər ,ˈju: ] adj too serious and not able to laugh at things that other people think are funny >humourlessly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
humour — (US humor) noun 1》 the quality of being amusing, especially as expressed in literature or speech. ↘the ability to appreciate or express humour. 2》 a state of mind: her good humour vanished. ↘archaic an inclination or whim. 3》 (also… … English new terms dictionary
humourless — adjective too serious and not able to laugh at things that other people think are amusing humourlessly adverb humourlessness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
seriously — adverb 1) Faye nodded seriously Syn: solemnly, earnestly, gravely, sombrely, sternly, grimly, humourlessly 2) seriously injured Syn: severely, gravely, badly, critically … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
humorlessly — adverb in a humorless manner he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors • Syn: ↑humourlessly • Ant: ↑humorously • Derived from adjective: ↑humorless … Useful english dictionary
humour — n. & v. (US humor) n. 1 a the condition of being amusing or comic (less intellectual and more sympathetic than wit). b the expression of humour in literature, speech, etc. 2 (in full sense of humour) the ability to perceive or express humour or… … Useful english dictionary
