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mirth.

The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɜɹθ/General-American[mɝθ]General-American/mɜːθ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.

    uncountable · usually
  2. That which causes merriment.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English merth, myrthe, murhthe, from Old English myrgþ (“mirth, joy”), from Proto-West Germanic *murgiþu (“briefness, brevity”); equivalent to merry + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch merchte (“pleasure, joy, delight”).

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