MIRTH Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

mirth

noun

ˈmərth

as in glee

a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter as charming as your mutual mirth is, could you refrain from nudging each other and giggling during class?

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Recent Examples of mirth Non-verbal facial expressions of glee and mirth while his opponent was throwing hyperbolic lie bombs. —

Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024 Maher’s dour mug resembles a Debbie Downer; his only mirth comes from disbelieving or humiliating someone else for having a different point of view. —

Armond White, National Review, 7 June 2024 Despite their mirth, Tomas ultimately imprisons the couple in his house to turn them over to the opposition, a predicament that completely decimates what little fortitude Elena has left. —

Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024 The celebrations of the killing by Israel’s political leaders; the fantastic schemes for the removal of Palestinians to Sinai, or Europe, or Congo; the public figures signing bombs to be dropped on what’s left of Gaza; the gleeful recordings made by individual soldiers—all combine malice and mirth. —

Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mirth

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Noun

Hundreds of revelers roar at once, thrusting homemade torches into the freezing air and banging pans together with cacophonous glee.

Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2024
The glee among conservative voters in the red wave Trump secured in this election was as palpable as the despair among liberal voters, who described themselves as shocked and in a state of disbelief about Harris' loss.

Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024