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mirth
- pronunciation:
- muhrth
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noun |
| definition: |
happiness or gaiety, esp. accompanied by laughter.
Their holiday dinners were always filled with mirth.- synonyms:
- exuberance, jollity, merriment
- antonyms:
- melancholy, sadness
- similar words:
- amusement, cheer, gaiety, glee, hilarity, levity
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| related words: |
pleasure |
| derivations: |
mirthful (adj.), mirthless (adj.), mirthfully (adv.), mirthlessly (adv.) |
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