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mirth

[murth] / mɜrθ /


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Vialatte, who spent decades bringing Kafka into French, was particularly attuned to the comedy of the writing, the mirth it took in absurdity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

At the beginning of the war, Iran’s seemingly scattered attacks on infrastructure, embassies and hotels in Gulf states were a source of mirth for some American commentators.

From Salon Mar. 18, 2026

The games, the tedium, the comfort of nostalgia, the sting and fury of old resentments: It’s an experience of mirth and misery alike.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

The book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer and Dean Fuller, which infuses vaudevillian mirth into “The Princess and the Pea,” has been updated by Amy Sherman-Palladino to be more in keeping with contemporary sensitivities.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2024

His laugh reminds me of Carla’s—unselfconscious, a little too loud, and full of mirth.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon




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