: 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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The series is all flirtation without consummation, amusement without mirth, inconvenience without jeopardy.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
The mirth masks a deeper, remarkable transformation.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Funerals are not funny and responsible broadcasters always separate murder from mirth.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Taylor, maybe, for a song here or there, but her persona is essentially a serious one; ditto for Chappell Roan, whose sense of mirth is strong but maybe not her overriding thing.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
The mirth masks a deeper, remarkable transformation.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Funerals are not funny and responsible broadcasters always separate murder from mirth.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Taylor, maybe, for a song here or there, but her persona is essentially a serious one; ditto for Chappell Roan, whose sense of mirth is strong but maybe not her overriding thing.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mirth
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“Mirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirth. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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mirth
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: gaiety accompanied by laughter
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