mirth
MURTHnounMeaning laughter, fun and amusement
Memory hook MIRTH rhymes with BIRTHday. At Theo’s birthday party, the puppy steals the party hat and wears it, and the whole room bursts into laughter. Birthdays bring mirth.
The puppet show filled the library with mirth.
In context The meeting had been tense, but when the principal’s puppy trotted in wearing a party hat, the room dissolved into mirth; even the grumpiest teacher laughed.
Similar laughter, merriment, glee, hilarity
Opposite gloom, sadness, solemnity
From Old English myrgth, related to merry.