agelast
(ˈædʒɪlæst)
[f. Gr. ἀγέλαστ-ος not laughing; f. ἀ not + γελαστ-ός laughable, γελαστ-ής a laugher; f. γελά-ειν to laugh.]
One who never laughs.
| 1877 G. Meredith in Times 5 Feb. 4/5 Men whom Rabelais would have called agelasts or non-laughers. |