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merriment

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mer·ri·ment  (mr-mnt)
n.
High-spirited fun and enjoyment; hilarity.

merriment [ˈmɛrɪmənt]
n
gaiety, fun, or mirth
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.merrimentmerriment - a gay feeling                        
happiness - emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
jocularity, jocundity - a feeling facetious merriment
jolliness, jollity, joviality - feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
2.merrimentmerriment - activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"
diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"

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 [ˈmerɪmənt] Nalegría f, regocijo m; (= laughter) → risas fpl
at this there was much merrimentesto provocó muchas risas
merriment [ˈmɛrɪmənt] n
(= fun) → gaieté f
(= laughter) → hilarité f
merriment
nHeiterkeit f, → Fröhlichkeit f; (= laughter)Gelächter nt; at this there was much merrimentdas erregte allgemeine Heiterkeit, das rief großes Gelächter hervor
merriment [ˈmɛrɪmənt] nallegria, gaiezza; (laughter) → ilarità f inv
merriment [ˈmɛrɪmənt] nallegria, gaiezza; (laughter) → ilarità f inv


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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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