mirths
mirths is the plural of mirth.
Meaning of mirth
Noun
mirth (usually uncountable, plural mirths)
- The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
- But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness
Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Synonyms:
- merriment, delight, glee, hilarity, jollity, gaiety, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness
- Antonyms:
- sadness, gloom, mirthless, blueness, tristesse, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency
- But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness
- That which causes merriment.
- Phantasmal mirth, folded away: muskperfumed.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
Questions about mirths
- What is mirths the plural of?
- Mirths is the plural of mirth.
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