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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mirthful — index jocular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
mirthful — mirthfully, adv. mirthfulness, n. /merrth feuhl/, adj. 1. joyous; gay; jolly: a mirthful laugh. 2. providing mirth; amusing: a mirthful experience. [1275 1325; ME; see MIRTH, FUL] * * * … Universalium
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
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
mirthful — Synonyms and related words: blithe, blithesome, buxom, festive, frivolous, gay, gleeful, hilarious, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, laughter loving, lighthearted, merry, mirth loving, rejoicing, risible … Moby Thesaurus
