All 3 Uses of
mirth
in
1st to Die, by Patterson
- I heard Merrill Shortley let out a mirthless laugh.†
p. 212.8mirthless = without fun and laughterstandard suffix: The suffix "-less" in mirthless means without and reverses the meaning of mirth. This is the same pattern you see in words like harmless, fearless, and powerless.
- When I didn't, she gave me a mirthless laugh.†
p. 274.7 *
- "Pounding the lid on my coffin?" he said with a mirthless smile.†
p. 358.9
Definition:
fun and laughter