Mirthful

3 definitions found

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

  Mirthful \Mirth"ful\, a.
     1. Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.
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     2. Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a mirthful face.
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              Mirthful, comic shows.                --Shak.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Mirth"ful*ly}, adv. --
        {Mirth"ful*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mirthful
       adj 1: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts
              were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in
              such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd
              at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old
              gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry
              laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jolly},
               {jovial}, {merry}]
       2: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a
          steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing
          fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise";
          "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny
          writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt
          so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom
          antics" [syn: {amusing}, {comic}, {comical}, {funny}, {laughable},
           {risible}]

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

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "mirthful":
     blithe, blithesome, buxom, festive, frivolous, gay, gleeful,
     hilarious, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous,
     laughter-loving, lighthearted, merry, mirth-loving, rejoicing,
     risible