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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAgelast
/ˈædʒ.əˌlæst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who never laughs; a solemn or humorless individual.
"Known as the village agelast, he walked through the festival without so much as a smile."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek words 'agelastos', formed by combining 'a-' (meaning 'not') and 'gelastos' (meaning 'laughable' or 'able to laugh'). The term entered the English lexicon in the 17th century as a rare descriptor for someone who never laughs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Agelast" is said worldwide
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Agelaste
Transliteration: ah-zhah-last
"Il est connu comme un véritable agelaste qui ne rit jamais."
Lacherloser
Transliteration: lah-cher-loh-zer
"Der alte Mann galt in der Nachbarschaft als bekennender Lacherloser."
Agelasto
Transliteration: ah-je-lah-sto
"Rimase serio come un agelasto durante tutta la commedia."
Agelasto
Transliteration: ah-he-lah-sto
"El agelasto no mostró ninguna emoción ante el chiste."
Agelasta
Transliteration: ah-ge-lah-stuh
"Ele permaneceu um agelasta irredutível durante a festa."
हंसीहीन व्यक्ति
Transliteration: hansi-heen vyakti
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह सभा का एकमात्र ऐसा व्यक्ति था जो कभी नहीं हंसता।"
从不笑的人
Transliteration: cóng bù xiào de rén
Script: 中文汉字
"这位严肃的老人简直是一个从不笑的人。"
웃지 않는 사람
Transliteration: 웃지 않는 사람
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 파티 내내 웃지 않는 사람처럼 엄숙했다."
笑わない人
Transliteration: warawanai hito
Script: 日本語
"彼はパーティーの中でも一際目立つ笑わない人だった。"
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