mirth

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The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety

And he began to laugh again, and that so heartily, that, though I did not see the joke as he did, I was again obliged to join him in his mirth.

That which causes merriment

Phantasmal mirth, folded away: muskperfumed.

{n} merriment, gaiety, laughter, jollity
{i} happiness, jolliness, merriness, gaiety
Mirth is amusement which you express by laughing. That caused considerable mirth amongst pupils and sports masters alike = hilarity. Gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter. happiness and laughter
Merriment; gaiety accompanied with laughter; jollity
Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity
great merriment
mirthlessly
In a mirthless manner; sadly
mirthful
{a} merry, gay, cheerful, pleasant, noisy
mirthful
full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
mirthful
Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children
mirthful
{s} jolly, merry
mirthful
filled with mirth
mirthful
arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
mirthful
Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a mirthful face
mirthfully
gleefully, merrily
mirthfully
In a mirthful manner
mirthfulness
{i} joyfulness, gayness
mirthfulness
The property of being mirthful
mirthless
lacking mirth; devoid of joy
mirthless
{s} joyless, gloomy
mirthless
lacking mirth
mirthless
Without mirth
mirthless
If someone gives a mirthless laugh or smile, it is obvious that they are not really amused. mirthless laughter or a mirthless smile does not seem to be caused by real amusement or happiness
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