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Meaning of lack-laughter | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Cheerless; sombre; serious.

obsolete

Examples

“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.”

“[…] many force / Lack-laughter faces to relax / Into the soft lines traced by joy.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

lack-learning lack-life lack-linen lack-love lack-lustre lack-pity