What is the Latin word for mirthful?

The usual Latin words for “mirthful” are hilaris, laetus, laetābundus; also triumphō, cumulō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“mirthful” in Latin

hilarischeerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, jovial laetushappy, cheerful, glad; fertile, luxuriant, lush, rich laetābundusrejoicing greatly; joyful triumphōto triumph (over); to hold or celebrate a triumph, to make a triumphal procession; to exult, rejoice, celebrate cumulōto heap, pile up, amass, accumulate; to fill by heaping, overload; to increase, augment

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

mirthful

hilarus; laetus; laetabundus; laetitia gestiens; gaudio exultans, triumphans, cumulatus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for mirthful?: The usual Latin words for “mirthful” are hilaris, laetus, laetābundus; also triumphō, cumulō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.