MIRTH


Meaning of MIRTH in English

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

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