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mirth

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mirth  (mûrth)
n.
Gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter.

[Middle English, from Old English myrgth; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]

mirth
Noun
laughter, gaiety, or merriment [Old English myrgth]
mirthful adj
mirthless adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mirthmirth - great merriment                      
gaiety, merriment - a gay feeling

mirth
Translations

mirth [məːθ] nalegría (= laughter); risa, risas fpl
mirth [məːθ] ngaieté f
mirth [məːθ] nHeiterkeit f
mirth [məːθ] ngaiezza

mirth
n mirth [məːθ]
laughter or amusement. vrolikheidمَرَح، ضَحِكсмяхveselílatter; morskabdie Fröhlichkeitευθυμίαrisa, alegríalustakusشادیhilpeysgaîtéעֲלִיצוּתहंसी विनोद, खुशीveselje, radostjókedvkegembiraan, kerianganglaðværð, kætiallegria歓楽즐거움, 웃음juokas, linksmybėjautrība; līksmībakerianganvrolijkheidlatter, munterhet, underholdningwesołośćalegriave­selie, voioşieвесельеveselosť, radostná náladaveseljeveseljemunterhetความรื่นเริงgülme, neşe歡笑веселощі; радістьمسرتsự vui vẻ

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Come; a chorus now, rich with the old mirth of Merry England, and the wilder glee of this fresh forest; and then a dance, to show the youthful pair what life is made of, and how airily they should go through it
- lest her sweet soul, amid its hallowed mirth, "Should catch the note, as it doth float - up from the damned Earth.
Entertain hopes; mirth rather than joy; variety of delights, rather than surfeit of them; wonder and admiration, and therefore novelties; studies that fill the mind with splendid and illustrious objects, as histories, fables, and contemplations of nature.
 
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