n. Function: noun
a mood or temper characterized by joy and high spirits and usually manifested in laughter and merrymaking FF1C; a man of contentment, but seldom of mirth FF1E;
Synonyms: glee, hilarity, jocularity, jocundity, jollity, joviality, merriment
Related Words: 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