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mirth

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mirth  \Mirth\,  n.  [OE.  mirthe,  murthe,  merthe,  AS  myr[eth], 
  myrg[eth],  merh[eth],  mirh[eth].  See  {Merry}.] 
  1.  Merriment;  gayety  accompanied  with  laughter;  jollity. 
 
  Then  will  I  cause  to  cease  .  .  .  from  the  streets  of 
  Jerusalem,  the  voice  of  mirth.  --Jer.  vii. 
  34. 
 
  2.  That  which  causes  merriment.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  Syn:  Merriment;  joyousness;  gladness;  fun;  frolic;  glee; 
  hilarity;  festivity;  jollity.  See  {Gladness}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mirth 
  n  :  great  merriment  [syn:  {hilarity},  {mirthfulness},  {glee},  {gleefulness}]




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