English

Etymology
Old English myrġþ

Pronunciation
AHD|/m��θ/
audio|en-us-mirth.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)θ|-��(r)θ

Noun
en-noun

1. Merriment; gaiety accompanied with laughter; jollity.

#* 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: And he began to laugh again, and that so heartily, that, though I did not see the joke as he did, I was again obliged to join him in his mirth.

1. That which causes merriment.

#* 1922: w:James Joyce|James Joyce, ''w:Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses
#*: Phantasmal mirth, folded away: muskperfumed.

Antonyms
sadness
gloom

Derived terms
mirthful
mirthfulness
mirthless
mirthlessly
mirthlessness

Related terms
glee
hilarity

Translations
trans-top|merriment
Finnish: ilo, hilpeys
French: gaieté
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German: Fröhlichkeit f, Belustigung f
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