mirthful

mirthful
adjective
1. arousing or provoking laughter
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an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls

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an amusing fellow

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a comic hat

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a comical look of surprise

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funny stories that made everybody laugh

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a very funny writer

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it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much

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a mirthful experience

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risible courtroom antics

• Syn: ↑amusing, ↑comic, ↑comical, ↑funny, ↑laughable, ↑risible
• Similar to: ↑humorous, ↑humourous
• Derivationally related forms:
↑risibility (for: ↑risible), ↑mirthfulness, ↑laugh (for: ↑laughable), ↑fun (for: ↑funny), ↑funniness (for: ↑funny), ↑comicality (for: ↑comical), ↑comedy (for: ↑comical), ↑comic (for: ↑comic), ↑comedy (for: ↑comic)
2. full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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when hearts were young and gay

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"a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth

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the jolly crowd at the reunion

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jolly old Saint Nick

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a jovial old gentleman

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have a merry Christmas

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peals of merry laughter

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a mirthful laugh

• Syn: ↑gay, ↑jocund, ↑jolly, ↑jovial, ↑merry
• Similar to: ↑joyous
• Derivationally related forms:
↑mirthfulness, ↑merriness (for: ↑merry), ↑joviality (for: ↑jovial), ↑jolly (for: ↑jolly), ↑jolliness (for: ↑jolly), ↑jollity (for: ↑jolly), ↑jocundity (for: ↑jocund)

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  • mirthful — (adj.) c.1300, from MIRTH (Cf. mirth) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Mirthfully; mirthfulness …   Etymology dictionary

  • mirthful — [adj] merry amusing, blithe, blithesome, carefree, cheerful, cheery, convivial, enjoyable, entertaining, festive, frolicsome, fun loving, funny, gay, glad, gleeful, happy, jocund, jolly, joyful, joyous, larking, lighthearted, lively, perky,… …   New thesaurus

  • mirthful — [mʉrth′fəl] adj. full of, expressing, or causing mirth; merry mirthfully adv. mirthfulness n …   English World dictionary

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  • mirthful — mirth ► NOUN ▪ amusement, especially as expressed in laughter. DERIVATIVES mirthful adjective. ORIGIN Old English, related to MERRY(Cf. ↑merry) …   English terms dictionary

  • mirthful — adjective see mirth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mirthful — adjective filled with mirth Syn: happy, joyful …   Wiktionary

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