witzlos

From Middle High German witzelōs, from Old High German wizzilos (“witless”). By surface analysis, Witz (“wit”) +‎ -los (“-less”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪt͡sloːs/

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• Hyphenation: witz‧los

witzlos (strong nominative masculine singular witzloser, comparative witzloser, superlative am witzlosesten)

1. witless, dull, lacking cleverness and humour

   Synonyms: geistlos, ungewitzt

2. (informal) pointless (having no purpose)

   Synonym: sinnlos

   Kreuzworträtsel ausfüllen, wenn man alles im Internet nachkuckt, ist doch witzlos.

   Solving crossword puzzles by looking everything up on the internet is pointless.

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• Witzlosigkeit

• “witzlos” in Duden online
• “witzlos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “witzlos” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.