noun. Gladness and merriment, especially when expressed by laughter.

To please or make merry.

To rejoice.

noun. Pleasure; joy.

noun. A state or feeling of merriment; demonstrative gaiety; jollity; hilarity.

noun. A cause or subject of merriment: that which excites gaiety or laughter.

noun. Synonyms Mirth, Cheerfulness.

noun. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.

noun. That which causes merriment.

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

noun. That which causes merriment.

noun. great merriment

"II. i.27 (220,2) [I was then frugal of my mirth] By breaking this speech into exclamations, the text may stand; but I once thought it must be read, If _I was_ not _then frugal of my mirth_."

gloom  sadness  

glee  hilarity  

mirthful  mirthfulness  mirthless  mirthlessly  mirthlessness  

gaiety  merriment  

Earth  Perth  Wentworth  berth  birth  

amusement  astonishment  cheer  enjoyment  gladness  

amusement  buoyancy  cheer  cheerfulness  diversion