Dictionary Definition
mirthful adj
1 full of or showing high-spirited merriment;
"when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in
such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the
reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a
merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
[syn: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry]
2 arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing
film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing
fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny
stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it
would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful
experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, risible]