mirth.

Happiness and amusement, often shown through laughter.

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Words that belong together

• genuine mirth
• eyes full of mirth

On the page

The remark brought a moment of mirth to the otherwise solemn meal.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.