Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mirthfulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mirth-ful-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being mirthful; happiness

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English mirthful Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English mirthfulness From mirthful + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

mirthfulnesse (alternative)

Synonyms

elation mirth blitheness blithesomeness cheerfulness cheeriness contentness contentedness delight delightedness elatedness exuberance

Questions

What does mirthfulness mean?: The property of being mirthful; happiness
Where does mirthfulness come from?: Etymology tree English mirthful Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English mirthfulness From mirthful + -ness.

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