Cold
Cold adjective - Having a low or subnormal temperature.
Humourless and cold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humourless" instead an adjective "Cold".
Humourless
Humourless adjective - Lacking humor.
Cold and humourless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cold" instead an adjective "Humourless".
Both words in one sentence
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Kate Beckinsale achieved stardom with the Underworld franchise, and she later commented that this had the effect of making people assume she was either as cold and humourless as Selene or as dainty and fragile as some of her earlier English Rose characters.
Source: I Am Not Spock - Kate Beckinsale is a glamorous beauty who was at first known for playing English Roses or humourless Action Girls - most notably the cold and aloof Selene in the Underworld franchise.
Source: Funny Character, Boring Actor -
While Gihren was a humourless, ugly cold-blooded Adolf Hitler stand-in, Glemmy is a smooth talking pretty boy charmer, with a quirky sense of humour and a Stepford Smile.
Source: Clones Are People, Too
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