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cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, festivity, gaiety (also gayety), gayness, glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocundity, joviality, merriment, merriness, mirthfulness
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Featuring a full cast of actors of color, this beloved production transports the audience away to a radiant and exotic setting, befitting the mirth and magic of Shakespeare's romantic comedy. — SFChronicle.com, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," 9 Aug. 2019 Hardy said the analysis should come secondary to the tradition, mirth and enjoyment of Carnival whether its New Orleans, Mobile or elsewhere. — al, "Can Mobile unmask the true worth of Mardi Gras?," 4 Aug. 2019 Matching his stores of wisdom and mirth was his patience. — Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, "To All the Fathers in My Life, Thank You," 14 June 2019 The handle of the chrome tea kettle architect Andrew Wilkinson bought gets too hot to hold, a regular source of mirth for his wife. — Catherine Romano, WSJ, "10 Decorators’ Best and Worst Buys," 27 July 2018 That mirth, combined with the utter ridiculousness of the plot, makes Barry an effective, if violent, escape from the cruelty of the real world. — Emily Dreyfuss, WIRED, "9 Emmy-Nominated Shows You Can Binge to Escape Reality," 13 July 2018 The story of the maybe-couple’s lofty meet-cute had slipped the surly bonds of mirth. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "#PlaneBae and the Slow Death of Whimsy," 6 July 2018 But even more of the mirth springs from the fact that, in this installment especially, size matters. — Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Ant-Man and the Wasp': Film Review," 27 June 2018 The reaction among diplomats and academics in Nicaragua ranged from mirth to outrage. — Glenn Garvin, miamiherald, "Dangerous drug lord or academic? Nicaraguan opposition leader fights charges by Ortega," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mirth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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