Meaning of MIRTHFUL
| Pronunciation: | | 'murthful
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- [adj] arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
- [adj] full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
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| | Synonyms: | | amusing, comic, comical, funny, gay, humorous, humourous, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyous, laughable, merry, risible |
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| | Definition: | | \Mirth"ful\, a.
1. Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.
2. Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a mirthful face.
Mirthful, comic shows. --Shak.
-- {Mirth"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Mirth"ful*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | blithe, blithesome, buxom, festive, frivolous, gay, gleeful, hilarious, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, laughter-loving, lighthearted, merry, mirth-loving, rejoicing, risible |
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