merrymaking

mer·ry·mak·ing

 (mĕr′ē-mā′kĭng)

n.

1. Participation in festive activities.

2.

a. A festivity; a revelry.

b. Festive activities.

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mer′ry·mak′er n.

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merrymaking

(ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪkɪŋ)

n

fun, revelry, or festivity

ˈmerryˌmaker n

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mer•ry•mak•ing

(ˈmɛr iˌmeɪ kɪŋ)

n.

1. the act of taking part gaily or convivially in some festivity.

2. a merry festivity; revel.

[1705–15]

mer′ry•mak`er, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

merrymaking - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity jollification, conviviality festivity, celebration - any joyous diversion high jinks, high jinx, hijinks, jinks - noisy and mischievous merrymaking revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking

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merrymaking

noun

1. The act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event:

celebration, festivity, rejoicing, revel (often used in plural), revelry.

2. Joyful, exuberant activity:

conviviality, festival, festiveness, festivity, fun, gaiety, jollity, merriment, revel (often used in plural), revelry.

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Translations

مَرَح وابْتِهاج

veselá oslava

festlighed

BelustigungLustbarkeit

dínomdánommulatságvigalom

gleîskapur

festa

festing

celebração

veselá oslava

eğlenceşenlik

欢庆

merrymaking

[ˈmerɪˌmeɪkɪŋ] N (= party) → fiesta f; (= enjoyment) → diversión f; (= happiness) → alegría f, regocijo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

merrymaking

[ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪkɪŋ] n → festeggiamenti mpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

merry

(ˈmeri) adjective

1. cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc. merry children; a merry party. vrolik مَرِح весел alegre veselý; čilý lustig munter εύθυμος, κεφάτοςalegre lustlik شاد iloinen joyeuxשמח, עליז आनन्दपूर्ण veseo, radostan vidám gembira glaðlegur, líflegur felice, allegro 陽気な 유쾌한 linksmas jautrs, priecīgs riang vrolijklystig, munter, livligwesoły خوښ alegre vesel весёлый veselý vesel veseo munter, uppsluppen รื่นเริง neşeli, şen 歡樂的 веселий, радісний پر مسرت vui vẻ 欢乐的

2. slightly drunk. He's been getting merry on whisky. lekker شِبه سَكْران подпийнал alegre lehce podnapilý angeheitert lystig λιγάκι πιωμένος, που βρίσκεται στο κέφι alegre, achispado nokastanud مست hiprakassa pompette קְצָת שִׁיכּוֹר विनोदी pripit spicces agak mabuk góðglaður, hreifur allegro ほろ酔いの 약간 취한 linksmas, įkaušęs iereibis, ieskurbis pening lalat aangeschotenpåseiletpodchmielony مست alegre навеселе podnapitý, rozjarený v rožicah pripit lite glad, lite på snusen มึนเมา çakırkeyf 微醺的 напідпитку, під чаркою نشے کے عالم میں ngà ngà say 微醉的

ˈmerrily adverb

vrolik بِفَرَح وَمَرَح весело alegremente vesele lustig muntert; lystigt εύθυμα alegremente rõõmsalt با خوشی iloisesti joyeusement בְּשִׂמחָה प्रसन्नतापूर्वक veselo, radosno vidáman dengan gembira glaðlega allegramente 陽気に 즐겁게 linksmai jautri, priecīgi dengan riang vrolijklystig, muntert wesoło په خوښى alegremente voios, cu veselie весело veselo veselo veselo muntert, uppsluppet อย่างสนุกสนาน neşeyle 歡樂地，微醺地 весело خوش باشی سے vui vẻ 欢乐地，兴高采烈地

ˈmerriness noun

vrolikheid مَرَح веселост alegria veselost die Lustigkeit munterhed; lystighed ευθυμίαalegría, jovialidad rõõm خوشی iloisuus caractère joyeux שמחה, עליזות प्रसन्नता veselje, radost vidámság kegembiraan glaðværð allegria 陽気さ 유쾌함 linksmumas jautrība keriangan vrolijkheidlystighet, munterhet wesołość خوښى alegria veselie весёлость veselosť veselost veselost munterhet, uppsluppenhet ความสนุกสนาน neşe, keyf 歡樂，微醺 веселість خرّمی tính tình vui vẻ 欢乐

ˈmerriment noun

fun and laughter. There was a great deal of merriment at the party. pret en plesier مَرَح، جَو مَرِح смях divertimento veselý die Fröhlichkeit munterhed; lystighed κέφι, ευθυμίαalegría, regocijo lust ja trall نشاط ilo gaîtéעליצות आमोद-प्रमोद veselje, radovanje vidámság kegembiraan glaðværð, kæti allegria, baldoria 浮かれ騒ぎ 유쾌, 환락(歡樂) triukšmingas linksminimasis, linksmybė jautrība gelak ketawa vrolijkheidlystighet, munterhet, mororadość, uciecha خوښتيا divertimento vese­lie веселье veselosť veselje veselost munterhet, uppsluppenhet ความสนุกสนาน eğlence 歡樂，歡笑 веселощі, розваги عیش و عشرت، تفریح sự vui vẻ 欢快

ˈmerry-go-round noun

(American ˌcarouˈsel) a revolving ring of toy horses etc on which children ride at a fair. mallemeule لُعْبَة خَيْل خَشَبيَّه въртележка carrossel kolotoč das Karusell karrusel περιστρεφόμενα αυτοκινητάκια, αλογάκια σε λούνα παρκ tiovivo karussell چرخ و فلک karuselli manègeקרוסלה आनन्दोत्सव vrtuljak körhinta komidi putar hringekja giostra 回転木馬 회전 목마 karuselė karuselis kuda pusing draaimolenkarusellkaruzela يو ډول اس مانند ټال carrossel carusel карусель kolotoč vrtiljak vrteška karusell ม้าหมุน atlı karınca 旋轉木馬 карусель گھومنے والی تفریحی مشین vòng quay ngựa gỗ 旋转木马

ˈmerrymaking noun

cheerful celebration. all the merrymaking at Christmas. feestelikheid مَرَح وابْتِهاج веселба celebração veselá oslava die Lustbarkeit festlighed εορτασμός, διασκέδαση, γλέντιfiesta, celebración lõbutsemine شادمانی ilonpito réjouissances “עֲשִׂייַת שַׂמֵח” खुशी मनाना zabava mulatság perayaan gleðskapur festa お祭り騒ぎ 떠들고 놀기 linksmybės, pramogos, pasilinksminimas līksmošanās berpesta pora festiviteitfesting, lystighetzabawa خوښى celebração petrecere потеха veselá oslava veseljačenje veselja festglädje การเฉลิมฉลอง şenlik, eğlence 歡慶 веселощі رنگ رلیاں، کھیل کود hội hè 欢庆

ˈmerrymaker noun

feesmaker شَخْص مَرِح ومُبْتَهِج веселяк folião účastník zábavy, bavič der Spaßmacher festdeltager αυτός που διασκεδάζει juerguista lõbutseja خوش ilonpitäjä fêtard/-arde “עוֹשֶה שַׂמֵח” मौज मनाने वाला zabavljač mulatozó férfi/nő; tréfacsináló peserta perayaan gleðskaparmaður festoso 浮かれ騒ぐ人 흥청망청하는 사람 pramogautojas, ūžautojas jautrībnieks orang yang berpesta pora pretmakerfestdeltaker uczesnik zabawy خوښ folião chefliu, petrecăreţ весельчак účastník zábavy veseljak veseljak festare, rumlare ผู้เฉลิมฉลอง eğlenen 共同歡慶的人 веселун رنگ رلیاں کرنا người tham dự cuộc vui 自得其乐者，寻欢作乐的人

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