Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mirth"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mirth \Mirth\, n. [OE. mirthe, murthe, merthe, AS. myr[eth],
myrg[eth], merh[eth], mirh[eth]. See {Merry}.]
1. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.
Then will I cause to cease . . . from the streets of
Jerusalem, the voice of mirth. --Jer. vii.
34.
2. That which causes merriment. [Obs.] --Shak.
Syn: Merriment; joyousness; gladness; fun; frolic; glee;
hilarity; festivity; jollity. See {Gladness}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mirth
n : great merriment [syn: {hilarity}, {mirthfulness}, {glee}, {gleefulness}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.