mirth
noun
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter.
mirthlessness
-
a word derived from
mirth.
Example Sentences
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At precisely this point last season, after the fifth game, Michigan not only stood 2-3 overall and 0-3 against power-conference teams, it swam in the mirthlessness of hard moral waters.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2015
"Yes, sir, five thousand dollars!" exclaimed Marcus, with a sudden unaccountable mirthlessness.
From McTeague by Frank Norris
Seaforth and the doctor slept the sleep of exhaustion, and Deringham could have laughed with bitter mirthlessness at the irony of it all.
From Alton of Somasco by Harold Bindloss
He smiled with the cold mirthlessness that always reminded Humbolt of his father—of the Lake who had been the Constellation's lieutenant commander.
From Space Prison by Tom Godwin
He laughed with a harsh mirthlessness that made her quiver.
From The Shadow of the East by E. M. (Edith Maude) Hull
