mirthfulnessn.

Brit.

/ˈməːθf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˈmərθf(ə)lnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mirthful adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < mirthful adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier mirthsomeness n.

The quality or state of being mirthful; joyfulness; jocosity, merriment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] > quality or condition of being merry

merrinesseOE

jollitya1350

jollinessc1386

jocundityc1420

festivity1583

buxomness1598

joviality1626

mirthsomenessa1645

jocosity1646

allegresse1652

jovialness1658

mirthfulness1749

festiveness1777

zizz1920

gleefulness1934

1749 P. Francis tr. Horace Wks. (ed. 3) I. 369 And in his Hours of Mirthfulness implores Thy Godhead to protect and bless his Stores.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. i. 10 The blood quickened its pace, and whirled through one's veins on that clear frosty morning with involuntary mirthfulness.

1867 A. Duncan Mem. D. Duncan 2 Cheerfully doing what he could to contribute to their gratification and innocent mirthfulness.

1906 Hibbert Jrnl. Apr. 572 She impresses all who approach her by her constant mirthfulness.

1956 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 43 119 Phrenology held that..a specific area of the brain..was responsible for each human faculty, like mirthfulness [etc.].

1985 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 24 June (Calendar) 3/4 Some of the same spirit of mirthfulness in ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy’ threads throughout ‘Animals Are Beautiful People’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirthfulness
释义	mirthfulnessn. Brit. /ˈməːθf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈmərθf(ə)lnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mirthful adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < mirthful adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier mirthsomeness n. The quality or state of being mirthful; joyfulness; jocosity, merriment. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] > quality or condition of being merry merrinesseOE jollitya1350 jollinessc1386 jocundityc1420 festivity1583 buxomness1598 joviality1626 mirthsomenessa1645 jocosity1646 allegresse1652 jovialness1658 mirthfulness1749 festiveness1777 zizz1920 gleefulness1934 1749 P. Francis tr. Horace Wks. (ed. 3) I. 369 And in his Hours of Mirthfulness implores Thy Godhead to protect and bless his Stores. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. i. 10 The blood quickened its pace, and whirled through one's veins on that clear frosty morning with involuntary mirthfulness. 1867 A. Duncan Mem. D. Duncan 2 Cheerfully doing what he could to contribute to their gratification and innocent mirthfulness. 1906 Hibbert Jrnl. Apr. 572 She impresses all who approach her by her constant mirthfulness. 1956 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 43 119 Phrenology held that..a specific area of the brain..was responsible for each human faculty, like mirthfulness [etc.]. 1985 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 24 June (Calendar) 3/4 Some of the same spirit of mirthfulness in ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy’ threads throughout ‘Animals Are Beautiful People’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1749
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