mirth

Meanings

Plural: mirths

Noun

great merriment
The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
That which causes merriment.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentedness, contentness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation, exuberance, exuberantness, felicity, gaiety, gayfulness, gayness, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, gleesomeness, happiness, high spirits, hilarity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, jovialness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, liss, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness, pleasedness

Antonyms

gloom, happiness, sadness

Scrabble Score: 10

mirth is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mirth is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mirth is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

mirth is a valid Words With Friends word