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Definition of Mirth
1. Noun. Great merriment.
Generic synonyms: Gaiety, Merriment
Derivative terms: Gleeful, Hilarious, Mirthful, Mirthful
Definition of Mirth
1. n. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.
Definition of Mirth
1. Noun. The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety. ¹
2. Noun. That which causes merriment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mirth
1. spirited gaiety [n -S] : MIRTHFUL [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mirth
Literary usage of Mirth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pilgrim's Progress, from this World to that which is to Come by John Bunyan (1806)
"Tender-conscience arrives at a place inhere stand the House of Mourning, and the
House of mirth—His entertainment at the House of Mourning—He is in imminent ..."
2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1793)
"To focial chat, and chearful play, And gladly change for mirth and folly, ...
of mirth. Bj Mr. W о т Y. LE Т others, anxious for a lading name, ..."
3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"AND did ye not hear of a mirth befell The morrow after a wedding day, The quintain
was set, and the garlands were made, 'T is pity old customs should ever ..."
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