: gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
His clumsy attempt at dancing caused much mirth.
Examples of mirth in a Sentence
Her clumsy attempt to cut the cake was the cause of much mirth.
as charming as your mutual mirth is, could you refrain from nudging each other and giggling during class?
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Ray, by contrast, is a figure of intermittent but undeniable mirth—a citadel of physical perfection whose sublimity occasionally touches the ridiculous.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
The urgency of his rhymes recounting past drug deals and evictions almost dramatizes a feeling of pitting hunger, but mirth, humor, and hooks put it in perspective.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Celebrating 250 Years The anniversary calls certainly for somber commemoration, but the 250th also calls for mirth, says Joe Riley, a retired Marine Corps major who served 1990 to 2010, including deployment in Iraq.
—Chris Dovi, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Mirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirth. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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: gaiety accompanied by laughter
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