mirthless

[US]/'mɜːθlɪs/
[UK]/'mɝθləs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking happiness, dull, gloomy.

Real-world Examples

Black started to laugh, a horrible, mirthless laugh that filled the whole room.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

It was a grating unpleasant laugh, not only mirthless, but meaningless.

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 2)

It was a curious laugh; distinct, formal, mirthless.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

Wormtail muttered something so quietly that Frank could not hear it, but it made the second man laugh -- an entirely mirthless laugh, cold as his speech.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

And still, Voldemort and Harry looked at each other, and now Voldemort tilted his head a little to the side, considering the boy standing before him, and a singularly mirthless smile curled the lipless mouth.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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