mirth
noun
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter.
Example Sentences
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The familiar wonder and mirthfulness of his voice has a note of rueful loss.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2019
It was in that spirit of mourning and mirthfulness, says Robin, that Alan Thicke’s loved ones gathered for a memorial celebration last Sunday in Carpinteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2016
In the film, Black brought a slobby mirthfulness to the role — you believed him when he said he had a hangover, and you naturally averted your eyes when his flesh spilled over his jeans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2015
She cared not to repress her emotions of sadness or mirthfulness as occasions arose to excite them.
From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Her eyes were now sparkling with merriment; delicate dimples of mirthfulness played hide and seek over chin and cheeks, despite the dignified efforts to maintain a sober mien as became one of the holy Sisterhood.
From A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico by Brother Jabez
