as in woebegone
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Recent Examples of mirthless
Writing, too, is mirthless and effortful.
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Why is this one mirthless and artless?
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Yet there was a mirthless response from those around him; a realisation there was an element of truth to his chant.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
His mirthless laugh might have suggested Kafkaesque persecution, or Hardyesque inexorability of fate.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Yet there was a mirthless response from those around him; a realisation there was an element of truth to his chant.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
His mirthless laugh might have suggested Kafkaesque persecution, or Hardyesque inexorability of fate.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Susan Faludi Laugh-In On the joyful Kamala Harris and the mirthless Donald Trump
Nathaniel Rich
Silent Spring
Why aren’t the candidates talking about climate change?
—Patricia J. Williams, The New York Review of Books, 18 Oct. 2024
Cheung, who has only one friend at work (Leo Chen), fields mirthless calls from his wife and daughter in Taiwan that are always about money, nothing else.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Why is this one mirthless and artless?
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Yet there was a mirthless response from those around him; a realisation there was an element of truth to his chant.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
His mirthless laugh might have suggested Kafkaesque persecution, or Hardyesque inexorability of fate.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Yet there was a mirthless response from those around him; a realisation there was an element of truth to his chant.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
His mirthless laugh might have suggested Kafkaesque persecution, or Hardyesque inexorability of fate.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Susan Faludi Laugh-In On the joyful Kamala Harris and the mirthless Donald Trump
Nathaniel Rich
Silent Spring
Why aren’t the candidates talking about climate change?
—Patricia J. Williams, The New York Review of Books, 18 Oct. 2024
Cheung, who has only one friend at work (Leo Chen), fields mirthless calls from his wife and daughter in Taiwan that are always about money, nothing else.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirthless
Adjective
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Sunday, the Sox, who are now an impossibly bad 31-100, locked up the sixth triple-digit-loss season in their woebegone history with a 9-4 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Tigers.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
25 Aug. 2024
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This is what passes for epiphany for the solemn, solitary Jane, who searches for self-knowledge in a woebegone key.—
Parul Sehgal,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Gomez gestured across the street toward 100 Centre Street—the criminal courthouse, a cheerless Art Deco building the color of cinder blocks.—
Sarah Lustbader,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Gomez gestured across the street toward 100 Centre Street—the criminal courthouse, a cheerless Art Deco building the color of cinder blocks.—
Sarah Lustbader,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Though the courts have not invariably ruled against Trump, the Administration’s record so far is, to use one of the President’s favorite words, sad.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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The sad story of Alex Verdugo was one of the most puzzling dramas of the MLB offseason.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Despite its lugubrious atmosphere, the characters’ problems could now be cleared up with some penicillin and, say, a book club.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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The locker room was far from lugubrious following an indicting 114-98 loss Tuesday to the weary and mediocre Miami Heat.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Russian audiences don’t want an exclusive diet of heavy, morose, emotionally draining art on themes of war and sacrifice.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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The extent to which Matthew overtakes the story can be jarring, as that process is diffused across several amusing but increasingly morose asides.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Anastasio’s voice was uncharacteristically melancholic.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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As the title suggests, the songs are not only melancholic but, at times, dissonant.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The lyrical content of Vernon’s records have long been marked with a tinge of turmoil, and his tendency towards heavy introspection has, at times, cornered him into a trope of a melancholy, lovesick songwriter.—
Leah Lu,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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With her My Band Y’all band providing muscular backing, Clarkson gave the rock classic a melancholy makeover, injecting an extra layer of longing into Dave Grohl’s lyrics, as well as, of course, busting out one of signature paint-peeling high notes.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Yet people remain dejected about the economy, according to the University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2023
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Loneliness is on the rise in the American workforce and may be a major reason so many people feel dejected and uninspired at their desks.—
Kells McPhillips,
Fortune Well,
16 Oct. 2023
Cite this Entry
“Mirthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirthless. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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