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merriment

[ mer-ee-muhnt, mer-i‐ ]

/ ˈmɛr i mənt, ˈmɛr ɪ‐ /

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noun

cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.

Obsolete. a cause of mirth; a jest, entertainment, etc.

Origin of merriment

First recorded in 1570–80; merry + -ment

SYNONYMS FOR merriment

1 See mirth.

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ANTONYMS FOR merriment

1 misery, melancholy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM merriment

o·ver·mer·ri·ment, noun

Words nearby merriment

merrillville, merrily, merrilyn, merrimac, merrimack, merriment, merritt island, merry, merry dancers, merry men, merry mount

Example sentences from the Web for merriment

Even in the midst of all the merriment, however, were reminders of the ongoing tensions within conservatism.

CPAC: Come for the Crazy, Stay for the Party |Michelle Cottle |March 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
While the mass populous is being pumped with merriment to the point of nausea a single Misfit can be seen in the distance.

Christmas Misfits Unite |Dr. Michelle K. London |December 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
After one such night of merriment, I woke up at a station completely unfamiliar to me.

Sound Subway-Riding Advice from our Friend Jabsco |Michael Tomasky |December 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The irruption of this motley crew with beat of drum, according to ancient custom, was the consummation of uproar and merriment.

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. |Washington Irving

The magistrate told them to pay their fees, and go home, and mix a little wisdom with their merriment in future.

Mornings at Bow Street |John Wight
All of the boys are at college, finishing their education, and all are as wideawake as ever, and Tom is just as full of merriment.

The Rover Boys in the Air |Edward Stratemeyer
The clown, by boisterous and often indecorous jest, raises peals of merriment.

A Civil Servant in Burma |Herbert Thirkel White
When Mac took in the situation he brayed with merriment, almost shaking me out of the saddle.

On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck |R. Pitcher Woodward

British Dictionary definitions for merriment

merriment

/ (ˈmɛrɪmənt) /

noun

gaiety, fun, or mirth