mirth·ful (mûrth f l)adj. 1. Full of gladness and gaiety. 2. Characterized by or expressing gladness and gaiety: a warm, tender, and mirthful movie. mirth ful·ly adv.mirth ful·ness n. |
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| Adj. | 1. | mirthful - 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" joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter" |
| 2. | mirthful - 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" |
mirthful
adjective merry, happy, funny, glad, amused, amusing, cheerful, jolly, hilarious, festive, playful, cheery, laughable, vivacious, jovial, blithe, uproarious, frolicsome, ludic (literary), sportive, gay, light-hearted, jocund, gladsome (archaic) She revelled in the mirthful music of her children's laughter.
serious, sad, grave, depressed, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, solemn, sombre, sedate, dejected, despondent, morose, lugubrious, sorrowful, down in the dumps (informal), saturnine
serious, sad, grave, depressed, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, solemn, sombre, sedate, dejected, despondent, morose, lugubrious, sorrowful, down in the dumps (informal), saturnine
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