mirthful

mirthful
a.
1.
Merry, jovial, gay, lively, festive, joyful, joyous, cheery, hilarious, cheerful, jocund, vivacious, jolly, playful, sportive, frolicsome.
2.
Funny, comic, droll, merry, jocose, jocular, humorous, sportive, witty, facetious, waggish, ludicrous.

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  • Mirthful — Mirth ful, a. 1. Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children. [1913 Webster] 2. Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a mirthful face. [1913 Webster] Mirthful, comic shows. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Mirth ful*ly}, adv. {Mirth ful*ness}, n.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mirthful — index jocular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • mirthful — (adj.) c.1300, from MIRTH (Cf. mirth) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Mirthfully; mirthfulness …   Etymology dictionary

  • mirthful — [adj] merry amusing, blithe, blithesome, carefree, cheerful, cheery, convivial, enjoyable, entertaining, festive, frolicsome, fun loving, funny, gay, glad, gleeful, happy, jocund, jolly, joyful, joyous, larking, lighthearted, lively, perky,… …   New thesaurus

  • mirthful — [mʉrth′fəl] adj. full of, expressing, or causing mirth; merry mirthfully adv. mirthfulness n …   English World dictionary

  • mirthful — mirthfully, adv. mirthfulness, n. /merrth feuhl/, adj. 1. joyous; gay; jolly: a mirthful laugh. 2. providing mirth; amusing: a mirthful experience. [1275 1325; ME; see MIRTH, FUL] * * * …   Universalium

  • mirthful — adjective 1. arousing or provoking laughter an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls an amusing fellow a comic hat a comical look of surprise funny stories that made everybody laugh a very funny writer it would have been… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mirthful — mirth ► NOUN ▪ amusement, especially as expressed in laughter. DERIVATIVES mirthful adjective. ORIGIN Old English, related to MERRY(Cf. ↑merry) …   English terms dictionary

  • mirthful — adjective see mirth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mirthful — adjective filled with mirth Syn: happy, joyful …   Wiktionary

  • mirthful — Synonyms and related words: blithe, blithesome, buxom, festive, frivolous, gay, gleeful, hilarious, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, laughter loving, lighthearted, merry, mirth loving, rejoicing, risible …   Moby Thesaurus

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