Mirthful — Mirth ful, a. 1. Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children. [1913 Webster] 2. Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a mirthful face. [1913 Webster] Mirthful, comic shows. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Mirth ful*ly}, adv. {Mirth ful*ness}, n.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Merry — Mer ry, a. [Compar. {Merrier}; superl. {Merriest}.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama[ u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts off his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Merry dancers — Merry Mer ry, a. [Compar. {Merrier}; superl. {Merriest}.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama[ u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Merry men — Merry Mer ry, a. [Compar. {Merrier}; superl. {Merriest}.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama[ u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
merry — merry, blithe, jocund, jovial, jolly mean indicating or showing high spirits or lightheartedness often in play and laughter. Merry implies a gay, cheerful temper or mood and uninhibited enjoyment of frolic, festivity, or fun of any sort {a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
merry — [mer′ē] adj. merrier, merriest [ME mery < OE myrge, pleasing, agreeable, akin to OHG murgi, short < IE base * mreĝhu , *mrĝhu , short > Gr brachys, L brevis, short: basic sense “lasting a short time, seeming brief”] 1. full of fun and… … English World 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
merry — [adj] very happy; festive amusing, blithe, blithesome, boisterous, boon, carefree, cheerful, comic, comical, convivial, enjoyable, entertaining, facetious, frolicsome, fun loving, funny, gay, glad, gleeful, grooving*, hilarious, humorous, jocund … New thesaurus
mirthful — adjective 1. 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… … Useful english dictionary
