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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mirthful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
mirth-ful
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Filled with mirth.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English mirthful, equivalent to mirth + -ful.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mirthfuller (comparative) more mirthful (comparative) mirthfullest (superlative) most mirthful (superlative) mirthfull (alternative)

Derived Forms

mirthfully mirthfulness unmirthful

Synonyms

happy joyful amusing comic comical funny laughable risible

Antonyms

mirthless

Questions

What does mirthful mean?
Filled with mirth.
Where does mirthful come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mirthful

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