mirthsomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈməːθs(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈmərθsəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mirth n., -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < mirth n. + -some suffix¹. Compare earlier mirthsomeness n.

Characterized by mirth; mirthful, joyous. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective]

blitheOE

merryOE

golikc1175

lustya1225

playfulc1225

jollyc1305

merrya1350

jocund?c1380

galliardc1386

in (also on) a (merry, etc.) pinc1395

mirthfula1400

baudec1400

gayc1400

jovy1426

jocantc1440

crank1499

envoisiesa1500

as merry as a cricket1509

pleasant1530

frolic?1548

jolious1575

gleeful1586

buxom1590

gleesome1590

festival1592

laughter-loving1592

disposed1593

jucund1596

heartsomec1600

jovial1607

jovialist1610

laughsome1612

jocundary1618

gaysome1633

chirpinga1637

jovialissime1652

airy1654

festivous1654

hilarous1659

spleneticala1661

cocket1671

cranny1673

high1695

vogie1715

raffing?1719

festal1724

as merry (or lively) as a grig1728

hearty1755

tittuping1772

festive1774

fun-loving1776

mirthsome1787

Falstaffian1809

cranky1811

laughful1825

as lively as a cricket1832

hurrah1835

hilarious1838

Bacchic1865

laughterful1874

griggish1879

banzai1929

slap-you-on-the-back1932

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective] > specifically of things, places, or seasons

blithea1300

jocund?c1380

mirthful?a1513

gaysome1598

mirthsome1841

1787 J. Thelwall Poems Var. Subj. II. 147 Deep Sapience, with mirthsome Wit combin'd..did o'er his tongue preside.

1822 A. Cunningham Weary Bodie's Blythe whan Sun gangs Down in Sir Marmaduke Maxwell 182 Nae new-flown birds are sae mirthsome an' hie.

1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 459 This was a blythesome bridal, yet less mirthsome than mony I mind of.

1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Oct. c27/1 Many of the jokes dealt with his wig..and his clubfoot, not exactly the most mirthsome subjects for laughter.

1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 Dec. 24 Such mirthsome quiz shows as Never Mind The Buzzcocks and They Think It's All Over.

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

单词	mirthsome
释义	mirthsomeadj. Brit. /ˈməːθs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmərθsəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mirth n., -some suffix¹. Etymology: < mirth n. + -some suffix¹. Compare earlier mirthsomeness n. Characterized by mirth; mirthful, joyous. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective] blitheOE merryOE golikc1175 lustya1225 playfulc1225 jollyc1305 merrya1350 jocund?c1380 galliardc1386 in (also on) a (merry, etc.) pinc1395 mirthfula1400 baudec1400 gayc1400 jovy1426 jocantc1440 crank1499 envoisiesa1500 as merry as a cricket1509 pleasant1530 frolic?1548 jolious1575 gleeful1586 buxom1590 gleesome1590 festival1592 laughter-loving1592 disposed1593 jucund1596 heartsomec1600 jovial1607 jovialist1610 laughsome1612 jocundary1618 gaysome1633 chirpinga1637 jovialissime1652 airy1654 festivous1654 hilarous1659 spleneticala1661 cocket1671 cranny1673 high1695 vogie1715 raffing?1719 festal1724 as merry (or lively) as a grig1728 hearty1755 tittuping1772 festive1774 fun-loving1776 mirthsome1787 Falstaffian1809 cranky1811 laughful1825 as lively as a cricket1832 hurrah1835 hilarious1838 Bacchic1865 laughterful1874 griggish1879 banzai1929 slap-you-on-the-back1932 the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective] > specifically of things, places, or seasons blithea1300 jocund?c1380 mirthful?a1513 gaysome1598 mirthsome1841 1787 J. Thelwall Poems Var. Subj. II. 147 Deep Sapience, with mirthsome Wit combin'd..did o'er his tongue preside. 1822 A. Cunningham Weary Bodie's Blythe whan Sun gangs Down in Sir Marmaduke Maxwell 182 Nae new-flown birds are sae mirthsome an' hie. 1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 459 This was a blythesome bridal, yet less mirthsome than mony I mind of. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Oct. c27/1 Many of the jokes dealt with his wig..and his clubfoot, not exactly the most mirthsome subjects for laughter. 1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 Dec. 24 Such mirthsome quiz shows as Never Mind The Buzzcocks and They Think It's All Over. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1787
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