mirth

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable, usually) The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
2. (uncountable, usually) That which causes merriment.

Teenoorgestelde van

sadness, gloom, mirthless, happiness

Sinonieme

joy

😂

gaiety

hilarity

merriment

glee

cheer

exhilaration

cheerfulness

festivity

mirthfulness

joviality

jollity

laughter

fun

gleefulness

elation

conviviality

delight

amusement

happiness

pleasure

rejoicing

sport

exultation

joyousness

jocundity

game

gayness

gladness

pastime

jocoseness

jocosity

jocularity

joke

🤣

joking

jolliness

excitement

entertainment

energy

joyfulness

jubilation

laughing

😆

consolation

chuckle

merriness

merrymaking

chirpiness

play

playfulness

humour

Vertalings

gaieté

alegría

😂

Fröhlichkeit

😂

hilarité

gioia

😂

κέφι

júbilo

ευθυμία

Freude

😂

Belustigung

allegria

gute Laune

giocondità

χαρά

allégresse

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/mɜɹθ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: merth

Geërf van Old English: mergþ

Verwante met Middle Dutch: merchte

In summary

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”).