mindmap root((欢乐)) mirth implies lightness of heart, love of gaiety, and ready laughter: family gatherings that were the occasions of much ~. glee stresses exultation shown in laughter, cries of joy, or sometimes malicious delight: cackled with ~ at their misfortune. jollity suggests exuberance or lack of restraint in mirth or glee: his endless flow of jokes added to the ~. hilarity suggests loud or irrepressible laughter or high-spirited boisterousness: a dull comedy not likely to inspire much ~.