mirthful

[murth-fuhl]

adjective

1. joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry.

   a mirthful laugh.

2. providing mirth; amusing.

   a mirthful experience.

Other Word Forms

• mirthfully adverb
• mirthfulness noun
• unmirthful adjective
• unmirthfully adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mirthful¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; mirth, -ful

Example Sentences

It’s the human experience, all rolled into one gut punch that’s designed to push every last merry, mirthful little button viewers have.

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No, no, an Aronofsky film promises to be interesting, but not optimistic; memorable, not mirthful.

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A Christmas card, sent during the most mirthful time of the year, should come from the heart, not a program rapidly depleting our planet’s natural resources.

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That lack of mirthful masterminding reminds us, painfully, that this isn’t anything close to “Joker.”

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Her upcoming feature debut, the mirthful and melancholic meditation on masculinity that is “Biosphere,” is unlike anything she has done yet.

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