merriment
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mer·ri·ment
(mĕr′ĭ-mənt)n.
High-spirited fun and enjoyment; hilarity.
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merriment
(ˈmɛrɪmənt)n
gaiety, fun, or mirth
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mer•ri•ment
(ˈmɛr ɪ mənt)n.
1. cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.
2. Obs. a cause of mirth; a jest, entertainment, etc.
[1570–80]
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Noun | 1. | merriment - a gay feeling happiness - emotions experienced when in a state of well-being jocularity, jocundity - a feeling facetious merriment |
2. | merriment - activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
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merriment
noun fun, amusement, glee, mirth, sport, laughter, festivity, frolic, gaiety, hilarity, revelry, jollity, levity, liveliness, conviviality, joviality, jocularity, merrymaking He jokes and ad-libs, to the general merriment of the audience.
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merriment
noun1. A state of joyful exuberance:
2. Joyful, exuberant activity:
conviviality, festival, festiveness, festivity, fun, gaiety, jollity, merrymaking, revel (often used in plural), revelry.
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Translations
مَرَح، جَو مَرِح
veselý
lystighedmunterhed
glaîværî, kæti
merriment
[ˈmerɪmənt] N → alegría f, regocijo m; (= laughter) → risas fplat this there was much merriment → esto provocó muchas risas
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merriment
n → Heiterkeit f, → Fröhlichkeit f; (= laughter) → Gelächter nt; at this there was much merriment → das erregte allgemeine Heiterkeit, das rief großes Gelächter hervor
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merry
(ˈmeri) adjective1. cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc. merry children; a merry party.
2. slightly drunk. He's been getting merry on whisky.
ˈmerrily adverbˈmerriness noun
ˈmerriment noun
fun and laughter. There was a great deal of merriment at the party.
ˈmerry-go-round noun (American ˌcarouˈsel) a revolving ring of toy horses etc on which children ride at a fair.
ˈmerrymaking noun cheerful celebration. all the merrymaking at Christmas.
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