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mirthful

[ murth-fuh l ]

/ ˈmɜrθ fəl /

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adjective

joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.

providing mirth; amusing: a mirthful experience.

Origin of mirthful

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at mirth, -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM mirthful

mirth·ful·ly, adverb mirth·ful·ness, noun un·mirth·ful, adjective un·mirth·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby mirthful

mirror symmetry, mirror writing, mirror-image cell, mirror-writing, mirth, mirthful, mirv, miry, miryachit, mirza, miró

Example sentences from the Web for mirthfulness

Pythagoras and Pericles, on the other hand, reached the heights of influence and power without any seasoning of mirthfulness.

De Officiis |Marcus Tullius Cicero
This catastrophe was so patent to all beholders as to excite equal wonder and mirthfulness.

For Woman's Love |Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
I must say their laughter throughout was far beyond the mirthfulness of the facts.

An Open-Eyed Conspiracy |W. D. Howells
No effort was made, however, to take the mirthfulness out of me, and I doubt if anything could have succeeded in this.

The World As I Have Found It |Mary L. Day Arms

The cause was the levity and mirthfulness which were displayed on Third day of the week previous.

The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) |Ida Husted Harper