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merriment [ˈmɛrɪmənt] n
gaiety, fun, or mirth ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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. Translations merriment n → Heiterkeit f, → Fröhlichkeit f; (= laughter) → Gelächter nt; at this there was much merriment → das erregte allgemeine Heiterkeit, das rief großes Gelächter hervor How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Wardle was in the very height of his jollity; and he was so funny in his management of the board, and the old ladies were so sharp after their winnings, that the whole table was in a perpetual roar of merriment and laughter. Men's muscles move better when their souls are making merry music, though their merriment is of a poor blundering sort, not at all like the merriment of birds. The divine and s his daughter remained as inmates of the mansion-house during the night, and the excess of last night’s merriment c induced the gentlemen to make an early retreat to their several apartments, Long before midnight, the whole s family were invisible. |
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