mirth
Example Sentences
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The Daily Democrat described the audience’s initial reaction to the sounds, “the more the ghost rapped … the higher rose the spirit of mirth.”
From Literature
His calling card: He added a dose of mirth to the sober ministerings of a profession not known for its sense of humor or rhetorical skills.
The temptation was to laugh because the place couldn't have been any more electrified, but the drama down below didn't allow for mirth.
From BBC
Incredulously, I detected mirth in his voice, and sure enough he started to laugh, cueing the others.
From Literature
Place this alongside Horace in one of his “Epistles”: “The advancing years rob us of every thing: they have taken away my mirth, my gallantry, my revelings, and play.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
