Tuesday word: Mirth
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Mirth (noun)
mirth [murth]
noun
1. gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season.
2. amusement or laughter: He was unable to conceal his mirth.
WORDS RELATED TO MIRTH
laughter, levity, hilarity, rejoicing, gladness, gaiety, joviality, revelry, sport, cheerfulness, amusement, hysteria, jocundity, entertainment, glee, happiness, frolic, festivity, merrymaking, lightheartedness
OTHER WORDS FROM MIRTH
mirth·less, adjective
Synonyms
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1, 2. Mirth, glee, hilarity, merriment, jollity, joviality refer to the gaiety characterizing people who are enjoying the companionship of others. Mirth suggests spontaneous amusement or gaiety, manifested briefly in laughter: uncontrolled outbursts of mirth. Glee suggests an effervescence of high spirits or exultation, often manifested in playful or ecstatic gestures; it may apply also to a malicious rejoicing over mishaps to others: glee over the failure of a rival. Hilarity implies noisy and boisterous mirth, often exceeding the limits of reason or propriety: hilarity aroused by practical jokes. Merriment suggests fun, good spirits, and good nature rather than the kind of wit and sometimes artificial funmaking that cause hilarity: The house resounded with music and sounds of merriment. Jollity and joviality may refer either to a general atmosphere of mirthful festivity or to the corresponding traits of individuals. Jollity implies an atmosphere of easy and convivial gaiety, a more hearty merriment or a less boisterous hilarity: The holiday was a time of jollity. Joviality implies a more mellow merriment generated by people who are hearty, generous, benevolent, and high-spirited: the joviality of warm-hearted friends.
Antonyms
1. gloom.
Origin: before 900; Middle English mirthe, Old English myrgth. See merry, -th
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR MIRTH
His voice is quiet, melodic, and often tinged with an undercurrent of mirth.
COLM TOIBIN DESCRIBES THE CREATION OF HIS QUIET MASTERPIECE ‘NORA WEBSTER’|JENNIE YABROFF|NOVEMBER 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mirth is misleading, as are the soft features of the baby-faced Surkov.
IS THIS THE MASTERMIND BEHIND RUSSIA’S CRIMEA GRAB?|ANNA NEMTSOVA, ELI LAKE|MARCH 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That's better than Germany, France and even Brazil, where mirth is nearly a religion.
VENEZUELA UNVEILS ORWELLIAN MINISTRY OF SUPREME SOCIAL HAPPINESS|MAC MARGOLIS|OCTOBER 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The mirth came from imagining how he would twist the Tet Offensive, which was under way, into “progress.”
MCNAMARA'S LETHAL ILLUSIONS|KEVIN BUCKLEY|JULY 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mirth (noun)
mirth [murth]
noun
1. gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season.
2. amusement or laughter: He was unable to conceal his mirth.
WORDS RELATED TO MIRTH
laughter, levity, hilarity, rejoicing, gladness, gaiety, joviality, revelry, sport, cheerfulness, amusement, hysteria, jocundity, entertainment, glee, happiness, frolic, festivity, merrymaking, lightheartedness
OTHER WORDS FROM MIRTH
mirth·less, adjective
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
1, 2. Mirth, glee, hilarity, merriment, jollity, joviality refer to the gaiety characterizing people who are enjoying the companionship of others. Mirth suggests spontaneous amusement or gaiety, manifested briefly in laughter: uncontrolled outbursts of mirth. Glee suggests an effervescence of high spirits or exultation, often manifested in playful or ecstatic gestures; it may apply also to a malicious rejoicing over mishaps to others: glee over the failure of a rival. Hilarity implies noisy and boisterous mirth, often exceeding the limits of reason or propriety: hilarity aroused by practical jokes. Merriment suggests fun, good spirits, and good nature rather than the kind of wit and sometimes artificial funmaking that cause hilarity: The house resounded with music and sounds of merriment. Jollity and joviality may refer either to a general atmosphere of mirthful festivity or to the corresponding traits of individuals. Jollity implies an atmosphere of easy and convivial gaiety, a more hearty merriment or a less boisterous hilarity: The holiday was a time of jollity. Joviality implies a more mellow merriment generated by people who are hearty, generous, benevolent, and high-spirited: the joviality of warm-hearted friends.
Antonyms
1. gloom.
Origin: before 900; Middle English mirthe, Old English myrgth. See merry, -th
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR MIRTH
His voice is quiet, melodic, and often tinged with an undercurrent of mirth.
COLM TOIBIN DESCRIBES THE CREATION OF HIS QUIET MASTERPIECE ‘NORA WEBSTER’|JENNIE YABROFF|NOVEMBER 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mirth is misleading, as are the soft features of the baby-faced Surkov.
IS THIS THE MASTERMIND BEHIND RUSSIA’S CRIMEA GRAB?|ANNA NEMTSOVA, ELI LAKE|MARCH 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That's better than Germany, France and even Brazil, where mirth is nearly a religion.
VENEZUELA UNVEILS ORWELLIAN MINISTRY OF SUPREME SOCIAL HAPPINESS|MAC MARGOLIS|OCTOBER 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The mirth came from imagining how he would twist the Tet Offensive, which was under way, into “progress.”
MCNAMARA'S LETHAL ILLUSIONS|KEVIN BUCKLEY|JULY 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
