mirth

Significado (Inglês)

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

Oposto de
sadness, gloom, mirthless, happiness
Freqüência

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/mɜɹθ/
Etimologia (Inglês)

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”).

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