mirthfulness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mirthfulness
    n 1: great merriment [syn: {hilarity}, {mirth}, {mirthfulness},
         {glee}, {gleefulness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mirthful \Mirth"ful\, a.
   1. Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.
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   2. Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a mirthful face.
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            Mirthful, comic shows.                --Shak.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Mirth"ful*ly}, adv. --
      {Mirth"ful*ness}, n.
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