noun
a mood or temper characterized by joy and high spirits and usually manifested in laughter and merrymaking
a man of contentment, but seldom of mirth
Synonyms: glee, hilarity, jocularity, jocundity, jollity, joviality, merriment
Related Word: cheer, cheerfulness, joyfulness, lightheartedness; gladness, happiness; frivolity, levity
Contrasted words: blues, dejection, depression, dumps, gloom, sadness; boredom, ennui, tedium; anguish, misery, woe; infelicity, wretchedness
Antonyms: melancholy