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- [murth]
- /mɜrθ/
- /mɜːθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [murth]
- /mɜrθ/
Definitions of mirth word
- noun mirth gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season. 1
- noun mirth amusement or laughter: He was unable to conceal his mirth. 1
- noun mirth Amusement, esp. as expressed in laughter. 1
- noun mirth laughter 1
- uncountable noun mirth Mirth is amusement which you express by laughing. 0
- noun mirth laughter, gaiety, or merriment 0
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Origin of mirth
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mirthe, Old English myrgth. See merry, -th1
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Parts of speech for Mirth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mirth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mirth
noun mirth
- laughter — the action or sound of laughing.
- levity — lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
- hilarity — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- rejoicing — the act of a person who rejoices.
- gladness — feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
adjective mirth
- giggler — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- crackup — a cracking up
- chortler — One who chortles.
- crower — to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
- gurgling — to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.
Antonyms for mirth
noun mirth
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- woe — grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description.
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness
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