mirth
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6.1
- noun
- /mɜrθ/
:
alegría
- Her jokes brought such great mirth that everyone in the room was laughing heartily.
- House of Mirth
It is the threads of the leaf and it is the three graces, splendor, mirth and good cheer.
- It is the threads of the leaf and it is the three graces, splendor, mirth and good cheer.
- Who would buy a minute's mirth to wail a week or sell eternity for a toy, for one sweet grape?
- And Graciano says, let me play the fool, live with mirth and laughter, let all wrinkles come, and let my liver rather heat with wine.
Examples
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I don't have any gold but I have some frankincense and some mirth.
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Here comes boyet, and mirth is in his face.
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This is your hour of mirth and melody.
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A small stab at mirth on my part, as I hope you realize.
Fiction book (1995) -
Be large in mirth; anon, we'll drink a measure at the table round.
Fiction book (2002) -
I have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth.
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Present mirth hath present laughter.
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You'd have to look closely to see the mirth behind her fury.
Fiction book (1996) -
There is a twinkle in the man's eye, mirth in his voice.
Fiction book (2000) -
While chasing a loon about Walden Pond, Thoreau quickly realized the mirth of the situation.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
970
1.0
A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied
793
1.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
641
1.0
The sound people make when they find something funny
65
1.2
A feeling of pleasure when something makes you laugh
34
1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
18
5.5
A very happy and excited feeling after a big success
14
3.4
A time of happy laughter and fun at a party or celebration
12
5.2
A strong feeling of amusement that makes people laugh
11
5.2
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement during a celebration
9
1.0
A feeling of being happy and pleased
1
8.5
A feeling of cheerful, lively energy that people show
1
2.0
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
1
7.5
A cheerful, lively feeling that people show when they enjoy themselves
1
2.7
A happy, lively feeling that makes people smile
1
6.5
A strong feeling of great joy that people show openly
1
3.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
A feeling of joyful laughter that spreads to others
A cheerful, lively feeling that makes people happy
A happy, light feeling that makes people smile and laugh
A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile
Great happiness and lively celebration with singing and dancing
A feeling of great happiness and pleasure
A warm feeling of happiness and pleasure inside you
Antonyms
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mirth comes from an old English word meaning 'joy' and is related to merry. So, mirth is easy to remember: it means 'great joy' or the laughter you show when you are happy.