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Webster 1913 Edition

Mirth

Mirth

,
Noun.
[OE.
mirthe
,
murthe
,
merthe
, AS.
myrð
,
myrgð
,
merhð
,
mirhð
. 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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mirth

MIRTH

,
Noun.
merth. Social merriment; hilarity; high excitement of pleasurable feelings in company; noisy gayety; jollity. Mirth differs from joy and cheerfulness, as always implying noise.
With genial joy to warm the soul,
Bright Helen mixed a mirth-inspiring bowl.
I will cause to cease the voice of mirth from Judah and Jerusalem. Jer.7.

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