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MIRTH
hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness
(noun) great merriment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mirth (usually uncountable, plural mirths)
The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety.
That which causes merriment.
Synonyms
• (emotion): delight, glee, hilarity, jollity
Antonyms
• (emotion): sadness, gloom
Source: Wiktionary
Mirth, n. Etym: [OE. mirthe, murthe, merthe, AS. myredh, myrgedh, merhedh, mirhedh. See Merry.]
1. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity. Then will I cause to cease ... from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth. Jer. vii. 34.
2. That which causes merriment. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn.
– Merriment; joyousness; gladness; fun; frolic; glee; hilarity; festivity; jollity. See Gladness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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