Can I use the expression "mirthful tunes" to describe music that evokes happiness?

[Ngoc Hoa]

Can I use the expression "mirthful tunes" to describe music that evokes happiness? I want to use it in an IELTS essay.

 

[Tarheel]

You could do worse.

 

[Ngoc Hoa]

You could do worse.

Thank you I'm flattered. I searched for synonyms.

 

[Tarheel]

Thank you I'm flattered. I searched for synonyms.

Three things.

1. You are missing punctuation.
2. You probably shouldn't be flattered. "You could do worse" isn't much of a compliment. In fact, it might be phrased as, "You could do worse, but you could do better."
3. You searched for synonyms for what? "Happy"?

You could use "happy tunes" for music that's light-hearted and upbeat. Why not go with that?

 

[PeterCW]

"Mirthful" would be considered quite old fashioned in BrE.

 

[emsr2d2]

"Mirthful" is not only old-fashioned, it means "full of mirth/joy/happiness", rather than meaning that it causes people to feel happy. That would be "mirth-inducing". Also, "mirth" means "amusement, commonly expressed by laughter", rather than happiness (and it's equally old-fashioned).