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–noun 

1. gaiety or jollity, esp. when accompanied by laughter: the [excitement] and [mirth] of the holiday season. 

2. amusement or laughter: He was unable to [conceal] his mirth.  



—Synonyms 



1, 2. Mirth, glee, hilarity, merriment, jollity, joviality refer to the gaiety characterizing people who are enjoying the companionship of others. 



Mirth suggests spontaneous amusement or gaiety, manifested briefly in laughter: 



[uncontrolled] outbursts of mirth. 



Glee suggests an effervescence of high spirits or exultation, often manifested in playful or ecstatic gestures; it may apply also to a malicious rejoicing (歡慶) over mishaps (不幸事故) to others: 



glee over the [failure] of a [rival]. 





↓ Hilarity implies noisy and boisterous mirth, often exceeding the limits of reason or propriety: 



hilarity aroused by [practical jokes]. (惡作劇) 



↑ Merriment suggests fun, good spirits, and good nature rather than the kind of wit and sometimes artificial funmaking that cause hilarity: 



The house resounded with [music] and [sounds] of merriment. 





Jollity and joviality may refer either to a general 

atmosphere of mirthful festivity 

or 

to the corresponding traits of individuals. 



Jollity implies an atmosphere of easy and convivial (酒宴的) gaiety, a more hearty merriment or a less boisterous hilarity: 

The [holiday] was a time of jollity. 



Joviality implies a more mellow merriment generated by people who are hearty, generous, benevolent, and high-spirited: 

the joviality of [warm]-hearted friends. 



ebullient effervescent

Beleaguer



boisterous

Raucous



—Antonyms 

1. gloom.





　

The mess, though, where's the mess? The hysteria, the middle of the night jitters (神經過敏地說出) of loneliness? The mess of Bridget's life has been tidied, neatened 



into little piles of [mirth] and [gaiety]. 





blithe

smirky murky

Tony