humorlessness

noun

Definition of humorlessnessnext
as in earnestness

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  1. gravitas
  2. gravity
  3. earnest
  4. solemnity
Noun
  • But this reboot had gravitas, for Larroquette at least.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
  • On the other hand, use of science within advertising somehow bestows upon the product a higher status, a gravitas, the excitement that this thing that the consumer must have is one of a kind, a rare breakthrough discovery.
    Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2011
Definition of gravitas
Noun
  • The area with the greatest geopolitical gravity is arms sales.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • After finding the granddaughter inside the car and the sinkhole just steps away, rescuers first realized the gravity of the woman’s disappearance.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of gravity
Noun
  • The trek starts in earnest on April 29 in Salt Lake City and will run through July 1 in San Francisco.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in the Rust set shooting started in earnest on Wednesday, July 10, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with opening statements.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 10 July 2024
Definition of earnest
Noun
  • The cast does try, though, with Fassbender leveling his unyielding gaze on yet another role driven by intense, near-constant solemnity.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Sure, the solemnity of the opening grew ever so slightly sluggish, and slow parts of the finale were drawn out past the point of creating useful contrast.
    Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of solemnity
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