mirth
Meaning
Noun
- The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety.
- That which causes merriment.
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Origin
- From Middle English merth, myrthe, murhthe, from Old English mergþ, mirgþ, myrgþ, from Proto-Germanic *murgiþō; equivalent to merry + -th.
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