merriment

  • 81gleefulness — noun great merriment • Syn: ↑hilarity, ↑mirth, ↑mirthfulness, ↑glee • Derivationally related forms: ↑gleeful, ↑mirthful (for: ↑mirthfulness), ↑ …

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  • 82hilarity — noun great merriment (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mirth, ↑mirthfulness, ↑glee, ↑gleefulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑gleeful (for: ↑gleefulness …

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  • 83jocularity — noun 1. a feeling facetious merriment • Syn: ↑jocundity • Derivationally related forms: ↑jocular, ↑jocund (for: ↑jocundity) • Hypernyms: ↑gaiety, ↑ …

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  • 84jocundity — noun a feeling facetious merriment • Syn: ↑jocularity • Derivationally related forms: ↑jocular (for: ↑jocularity), ↑jocund • Hypernyms: ↑gaiety, ↑ …

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  • 85mirthfulness — noun great merriment • Syn: ↑hilarity, ↑mirth, ↑glee, ↑gleefulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑gleeful (for: ↑gleefulness), ↑mirthful, ↑ …

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  • 86A straight face — Straight Straight, a. [Compar. {Straighter}; superl. {Straightest}.] [OE. strei?t, properly p. p. of strecchen to stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend. See {Stretch}.] 1. Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one… …

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  • 87A straight line — Straight Straight, a. [Compar. {Straighter}; superl. {Straightest}.] [OE. strei?t, properly p. p. of strecchen to stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend. See {Stretch}.] 1. Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one… …

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  • 88Abderian — Ab*de ri*an, a. [From Abdera, a town in Thrace, of which place Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, was a native.] Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merriment. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 89Brag — Brag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bragged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bragging}.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F. braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the same root as E.… …

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  • 90Bragged — Brag Brag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bragged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bragging}.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F. braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the same root as E …

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