gaiety vs mirth
mirth vs gaietygaiety and mirth both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gaiety | Yes | No | No | No |
| mirth | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
mirth is a hyponym of
gaiety; that is, mirth is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
gaiety:
- gaiety: a gay feeling
- mirth: great merriment
Other hyponyms of gaiety include
glee, gleefulness, hilarity, mirthfulness, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality.
| gaiety (noun) | mirth (noun) |
|---|---|
| a gay feeling | great merriment |
| a festive merry feeling |
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