“Humorless” or “Humourless”

Language

Humorless and humourless are both English terms.

Usage

Humorless is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while humourless is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
humorless	100	13	59	100	100	28	0	0	0	0	0	0
humourless	0	87	41	0	0	72	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "humorless" over "humourless" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "humourless" over "humorless".
• In India, there is a preference for "humorless" over "humourless" (59 to 41).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "humorless" over "humourless" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "humorless" over "humourless" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "humourless" over "humorless".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "humorless" and "humourless".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "humourless" over "humorless".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "humourless" over "humorless".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "humorless" and "humourless".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "humorless" and "humourless".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "humorless" and "humourless".

Examples

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