MIRTH


Meaning of MIRTH in English

/ mɜːθ; NAmE mɜːrθ/ noun

[ U ] happiness, fun and the sound of people laughing :

The performance produced much mirth among the audience.

SYN merriment

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English myrgth , of Germanic origin; related to merry .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.