An agelast is a person who doesn’t laugh; a mirthless person. The word is still extant but is rarely used.
The antonym is hypergelast - someone who laughs excessively.
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“I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me.” - Winnie the Pooh
"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
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My daughter Helen commented in November 2008 in her Blog that she was now keeping a notebook of new words that she came across during her reading. "This week I bought a lovely little leather bound book to write new words in as I read them . I've added a few from "1984", but my favourite has to be persiflage (from the French persifler) which means banter." I later discovered that my older daughter, Bryony, also kept a similar notebook.
This inspired me to create a Word blog. This will include both new words, favourite words and the origins of phrases that we commonly use. A definition and some comment, perhaps even a relevant quotation, will acompany the word or phrase.
This inspired me to create a Word blog. This will include both new words, favourite words and the origins of phrases that we commonly use. A definition and some comment, perhaps even a relevant quotation, will acompany the word or phrase.
“I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me.” - Winnie the Pooh
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- The mills of God grind slow...
- Cag
- Aboiement
- Mind your 'p's and 'q's.
- Moofer
- No better than she should be
- Girandole
- Spoffokins
- Geromorphism
- Hypocorism
- Momnesia
- Pica
- Aboulia
- Put a sock in it
- Gound
- Agelast and Hypergelast
- Gerocomy
- Fubsy
- Lonelyhearts
- Jargogle
- Gnomon
- In the lap of the Gods
- Agastopia
- Busman's holiday
- To gird one's loins
- Igly, ugsome, ugglesome and uglisome
- Wittol
- It's all grist to the mill
- Who will bell the cat
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That's Viktor, isn't it? (Or Victor?) From "One Foot in the Grave", right? I really must watch my DVD set of the series again!
ReplyDeleteIt is, Meike. To me he typifies the arch-agelast! I love his dry, sardonic view of life.
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