noun · uncountable · rare

mirth

радість, веселощі

радость, веселье

Freude, Fröhlichkeit, Belustigung

The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughterThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.

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UK/mɜːθ/US/mɜɹθ/

» Their mirth made the old vault ring again.

Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable, usually)The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
Fröhlichkeit, Belustigung, Freude
ра́достьrádostʹ, весе́льеvesélʹje
веселощіveselošči, радістьradistʹ
(uncountable, usually)That which causes merriment.
great merriment

Examples

7 sentences

Their mirth made the old vault ring again.
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This joke is a source of mirth for the audience.
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Mirth is wholesome, superior to weeping.
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The children's mirth was contagious.
ruВеселье детей было заразительным.
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He feigned mirth.
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Translations

7 languages

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Origin

From Middle English merth, myrthe, murhthe, from Old English myrgþ (“mirth, joy”), from Pr

From Middle English merth, myrthe, murhthe, from Old English myrgþ (“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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