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Mirth

Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.

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Gaiety 76% connected

Same as Gayety.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Merriment 76% connected

Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gleeful 74% connected

Merry; gay; joyous.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Gleeful 74% connected

Merry; gay; joyous.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Glee 92% connected

Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hilarity 92% connected

Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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