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Definition of “mirth”

mirth (mɜːθ Pronunciation for mirth

Definitions

noun

  1. laughter, gaiety, or merriment

Derived Forms

ˈmirthful adjective
ˈmirthfully adverb
ˈmirthfulness noun
ˈmirthless adjective
ˈmirthlessly adverb
ˈmirthlessness noun

Word Origin

Old English myrgth; compare merry

Example Sentences Including 'mirth'

-but he'll certainly provide for moments of mirth if he keeps up the choir-master act.
Business Today (2002)
13 Who said, ``Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)
A raucous cheer went up from the onlookers in the street, and the men holding Crook bellowed with drunken mirth.
West, Charles Stage Fright
He had not been cooled by her mirth however; nor had he wasted time with the niceties of a seduction.
Clive Barker THE HELLBOUND HEART (2001)
Hiding behind trees and opening the doors to welcome unsuspecting passers-by left my three-year-old speechless with mirth.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
His cheeks grew very pink, and his eyes squeezed into little crescents of mirth.
Bringle, Mary Death of an Unknown Man
My hangover was not improved by riding into a low branch next morning and being knocked off to howls of mirth from my colleagues.
Blashford-Snell, John Something Lost Behind the Ranges
One of the butts of his mirth is himself, or at least that younger version.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
The Las Vegas showman recalled with mirth his first meeting with Hewitt when he was fighting back from the challenger circuit.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2002)

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