as in glee
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter
as charming as your mutual mirth is, could you refrain from nudging each other and giggling during class?
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Recent Examples of mirth
Maher’s dour mug resembles a Debbie Downer; his only mirth comes from disbelieving or humiliating someone else for having a different point of view.
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Armond White, National Review, 7 June 2024
Despite their mirth, Tomas ultimately imprisons the couple in his house to turn them over to the opposition, a predicament that completely decimates what little fortitude Elena has left.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
The celebrations of the killing by Israel’s political leaders; the fantastic schemes for the removal of Palestinians to Sinai, or Europe, or Congo; the public figures signing bombs to be dropped on what’s left of Gaza; the gleeful recordings made by individual soldiers—all combine malice and mirth.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
But isn’t acting often as much about mirth as methodology?
—M.d. Rodrigues, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 7 June 2024
Despite their mirth, Tomas ultimately imprisons the couple in his house to turn them over to the opposition, a predicament that completely decimates what little fortitude Elena has left.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
The celebrations of the killing by Israel’s political leaders; the fantastic schemes for the removal of Palestinians to Sinai, or Europe, or Congo; the public figures signing bombs to be dropped on what’s left of Gaza; the gleeful recordings made by individual soldiers—all combine malice and mirth.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
But isn’t acting often as much about mirth as methodology?
—M.d. Rodrigues, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirth
Noun
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There might have been an unconscious malice — a glee — to my pounce.Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Alyssa said, of the duel against Tatianna, before reacting with glee over the memory of RuPaul deciding to keep both queens — and asking them both to eliminate one of the remaining contestants.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The event hosted hundreds of guests that had the opportunity to watch the festivities from the hotel’s multiple floors.Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Fans had their hopes raised at the end of the Big Brother season 26 finale, when host Julie Chen Moonves stopped the festivities to announce that something was happening inside the house.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The news of Trump's win in Kentucky was met with cheers and applause at a Republican watch party Tuesday night in Louisville at The Henry Clay, a downtown event venue.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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The room swelled with whoops and cheers and thunderous applause.Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Mirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirth. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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