Mirthful

Mirthful
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. [1913 Webster]


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

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  • 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

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