MIRTH


Meaning of MIRTH in English

mirth /mɜːθ $ mɜːrθ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: myrgth , from myrge ; ⇨ ↑ merry ]

literary happiness and laughter:

Her body began to shake with mirth.

—mirthful adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.