pleasureless

adjective

Definition of pleasurelessnext
as in dullish

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Recent Examples of pleasureless Kobayashi basically rewrote the book on how to turn pleasureless gluttony into a profession. — Washington Post, 1 July 2019 But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel’s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme. — Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasureless
  1. tedious
  2. boring
  3. soggy
  4. monotonous
  5. prosaic
  6. tiresome
  7. old
  8. uninteresting
Adjective
  • Leaders no longer have to go through the tedious process of creating relatable content.
    — Jon Michail, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • This eliminates the tedious, expensive process of working with legal firms. senseIP, committed to making patent protection faster, smarter, and more accessible, guides users even after filing.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of tedious
Adjective
  • Transform boring tasks into challenges with stakes, rewards, and achievements.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Broberg’s heartbreaking overtime winner Some overtimes are boring, with teams methodically regrouping.
    — Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • Remove the soggy mulch in springtime to avoid problems with root rot or crown rot.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Also, make sure the container has drainage holes because this plant will not tolerate soggy roots.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of soggy
Adjective
  • Before Toby, mornings spent driving my daughter to school were monotonous and filled with traffic.
    — Elizabeth Endicott, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • While monotonous at times, Krukow and Kuiper both offered praise for the employees who created a memorable working environment.
    — Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of monotonous
Adjective
  • But here, its manifestation feels both vague and surprisingly prosaic.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
  • In the face of that chilling, prosaic nightmare, all Perkins can do is laugh.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of prosaic
Adjective
  • Jay Baruchel, so affecting in 2023’s BlackBerry, is less successful, his withering nasal drone growing tiresome across the film’s 110-minute runtime.
    — Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The tiresome, overconfident Musk finished second (29.3 percent), while an endless, if barely audible, drumbeat for Meghan Markle’s new lifestyle series was enough to earn the duchess third place (12.7 percent).
    — airmail.news, airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of tiresome
Adjective
  • Every year in the US, there are approximately 35,000 ER visits due to unintentional medication overdoses among children under 5 years old.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The other part of him, the innie, is for all intents and purposes 2 1/2 years old.
    — Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of old
Adjective
  • In a multiverse of new and often uninteresting heroes, Cox is a life raft.
    — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Our effort to identify the source of this anomaly is in part a detective story and part a cautionary tale about the importance of preserving seemingly uninteresting data.
    — Viktor T. Toth, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2012
Definition of uninteresting

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“Pleasureless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasureless. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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