merriment
11merriment — [[t]me̱rɪmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Merriment means laughter. [OLD FASHIONED] …
12merriment — noun (U) formal laughter, fun, and enjoyment: His new hairstyle was the cause of much merriment …
13merriment — noun we got caught up in the merriment of the occasion Syn: high spirits, high spiritedness, exuberance, cheerfulness, gaiety, fun, effervescence, verve, buoyancy, levity, zest, liveliness, cheer, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jolliness, jollity …
14merriment — UK [ˈmerɪmənt] / US noun [uncountable] mainly literary laughter and fun Sounds of merriment came from downstairs …
15merriment — noun Date: 1574 1. lighthearted gaiety or fun making ; hilarity 2. a lively celebration or party ; festivity …
16merriment — /mer i meuhnt/, n. 1. cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter. 2. Obs. a cause of mirth; a jest, entertainment, etc. [1570 80; MERRY + MENT] Syn. 1. See mirth. Ant. 1. misery, melancholy. * * * …
17merriment — noun a) a state of enjoyable exuberance b) playful fun …
18merriment — Synonyms and related words: amusement, blithesomeness, buoyancy, celebration, cheer, cheerfulness, conviviality, elation, enjoyment, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, festivity, flippancy, frivolity, fun, gaiety, glee, gleefulness,… …
19merriment — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A merry feeling] Syn. joy, cheerfulness, gaiety; see happiness 1 , humor 3 . 2. [A merry occasion] Syn. fun, enjoyment, carousal, sport, frolic, festivity, good time, recreation, tomfoolery, buffoonery, mummery, merry… …
20merriment — mer·ri·ment || merɪmÉ™nt n. jolliness, happiness, cheerfulness …
