Mirth

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mirth \Mirth\, n. [OE. mirthe, murthe, merthe, AS. myr[eth],
     myrg[eth], merh[eth], mirh[eth]. See {Merry}.]
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     1. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.
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              Then will I cause to cease . . . from the streets of
              Jerusalem, the voice of mirth.        --Jer. vii.
                                                    34.
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     2. That which causes merriment. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     Syn: Merriment; joyousness; gladness; fun; frolic; glee;
          hilarity; festivity; jollity. See {Gladness}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mirth
       n : great merriment [syn: {hilarity}, {mirthfulness}, {glee}, {gleefulness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "mirth":
     amusement, buoyancy, cheer, cheerfulness, diversion, divertisement,
     divertissement, enjoyment, entertainment, frivolity, frolic, fun,
     gaiety, gladness, glee, gleefulness, happiness, high glee,
     high spirits, hilariousness, hilarity, jocularity, jocundity,
     jolliness, jollity, joviality, joy, joyfulness, joyousness,
     laughter, levity, lightheartedness, merriment, merriness,
     merrymaking, mirthfulness, passe-temps, pastime, pleasure,
     recreation, regalement, rejoicing, relaxation, revelry, solace