mirthless C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈmɝθləs/ UK /ˈmɜːθləs/ See IPA manual Freq #144972 Meanings 1 adj showing no genuine happiness or amusement; joyless A mirthless laugh escaped him when he heard the grim prediction. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · showing no genuine... joylesscheerlesshollowbleak ↔ Opposites mirthfuljoyfulcheerful Word family Derived forms mirthlesslymirthlessness Related forms mirthgloomsomber Etymology From Middle English myrtheles, formed from mirth + -less, literally "without mirth." Mirth descends from Old English myrgth, a noun related to merry and meaning pleasure, joy, or amusement. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mirthless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɝθləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɜːθləs/ **Frequency rank:** 144972 ## Meanings 1. showing no genuine happiness or amusement; joyless ## Examples - A mirthless laugh escaped him when he heard the grim prediction. ## Synonyms - joyless - cheerless - hollow - bleak ## Antonyms - mirthful - joyful - cheerful ## Derived Forms - mirthlessly - mirthlessness ## Related Forms - mirth - gloom - somber ## Etymology From Middle English myrtheles, formed from mirth + -less, literally "without mirth." Mirth descends from Old English myrgth, a noun related to merry and meaning pleasure, joy, or amusement. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown