mirth

mirth
n
1. gaiety, gayness, mirthfulness, merriment, hilarity, good or high spirits, glee, jocundity; joviality, jollity, levity, buoyancy, light-heartedness, blithesomeness; fun, enjoyment, cakes and ale, revelry, revel, conviviality, festivity, partying, playing, sport; noise, noisiness, vociferousness, boisterousness, laughter, rowdiness, Sl. hell-raising, rabble-rousing.
2. cheer, cheerfulness, joyfulness, joyousness; joy, delight, pleasure, happiness, felicity; elation, exhilaration, exuberance, enthusiasm, vivacity, animation, liveliness, effervescence; exultation, jubilance, jubilan-cy, rejoicing, celebration, jollification.

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  • mirth — [mə:θ US mə:rθ] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: myrgth, from myrge; MERRY] literary happiness and laughter ▪ Her body began to shake with mirth. >mirthful adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • mirth — ► NOUN ▪ amusement, especially as expressed in laughter. DERIVATIVES mirthful adjective. ORIGIN Old English, related to MERRY(Cf. ↑merry) …   English terms dictionary

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