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- Dictionarymirth/məːθ/
noun
- 1. amusement, especially as expressed in laughter: "his six-foot frame shook with mirth"
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: gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter. His clumsy attempt at dancing caused much mirth. mirthful. ˈmərth-fəl. adjective. mirthfully. ˈmərth-fə-lē. adverb. mirthfulness noun. Synonyms. cheerfulness. cheeriness. festivity. gaiety. gayety. gayness. gleefulness. hilarity. jocundity. joviality. merriment. merriness.
noun [ U ] literary uk / mɜːθ / us / mɝːθ / Add to word list. laughter, humour, or happiness: Her impersonations of our teachers were a source of considerable mirth. Synonyms. glee. hilarity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Laughing and smiling. a gleam in your eye idiom. amused. be all smiles idiom. be in convulsions idiom.
Mirth is a formal or literary term meaning fun and enjoyment as shown by laughter. If you and your friends stayed up all night at a sleepover laughing, you might refer to that as a night of mirth.
Mirth definition: gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter. See examples of MIRTH used in a sentence.
laughter, humor, or happiness: Her impersonations of our teachers were a source of considerable mirth. Synonyms. glee. hilarity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Laughing and smiling. a gleam in your eye idiom. amused. be all smiles idiom. be in convulsions idiom. be rolling in the aisles idiom. be wreathed in smiles idiom. burst.
mirth suggests spontaneous amusement or gaiety, manifested briefly in laughter: uncontrolled outbursts of mirth. glee suggests an effervescence of high spirits or exultation, often manifested in playful or ecstatic gestures; it may apply also to a malicious rejoicing over mishaps to others: glee over the failure of a rival. hilarity implies ...
Definition of mirth noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
