mirthsomeadj.
/ˈməːθs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmərθsəm/ Characterized by mirth; mirthful, joyous. Also figurative.
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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).
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adj.1787