MIRTH Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

mirth

noun

ˈmərth

Definition of mirth

as in glee

a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter as charming as your mutual mirth is, could you refrain from nudging each other and giggling during class?

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Recent Examples of mirth Woods noted that the same personality traits — the mischief, the mirth, the rowdiness — that ran counter to Iowa’s rigid culture are celebrated in Kittle today. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Well, Gigi is the winner of nine Oscars out of nine nominations—but comes across as nails-on-chalkboard to those who don’t find mirth in this art form. — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026 The two no longer spar on air, so expect mirth rather than rancor at Foxwoods’ Premier Theater. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026 From arena-filling funnymen to big-name package tours, there will be plenty of mirth and mayhem in local venues. — Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mirth

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Noun

The next day, JT showed a snippet of his viral cameo that had everyone and their mother throwing up their phones in glee.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Other, less cartoonish responses have lingered on Cambridge’s comparable glee in brandishing Arday in the first place.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of glee

Noun

The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Kikuko sometimes mistook Shigejiro’s cheerfulness for egoism owing to the distortions produced by her illness.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfulness

Noun

In lieu of festivities, tens of thousands of people took to the streets Wednesday across Spain to protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, demanding solutions and blaming Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his government's handling of it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Wedding festivities took place over four days and began in a city hundreds of miles away, to which my wife and I traveled.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of festivity

Noun

The Gators’ first-year coach will exit the south end zone tunnel Saturday night under the lights — and the microscope — while showered by cheers as a new era of Florida football begins against Florida Atlantic.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Then came a wave of cheers, gasps and laughter as roughly 2,500 people took their shots nearly in unison.

— Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheer

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