merrinessn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmɛrinᵻs/

Forms: Old English myrgnis, Middle English merines, Middle English mirines, Middle English mirynes, Middle English myrynesse, 1500s merynesse, 1500s–1600s merrinesse, 1600s murrinesse, 1600s– merriness; also Scottish pre-1700 marynes, pre-1700 merenes, pre-1700 merienes, pre-1700 merines, pre-1700 merrenes, pre-1700 merriness, pre-1700 merrinesse, pre-1700 merynes, pre-1700 mirienes, pre-1700 mirines, pre-1700 mirrenes, pre-1700 mirrienes, pre-1700 mirrines, pre-1700 mirriness, pre-1700 mirrynais, pre-1700 mirrynes, pre-1700 myrrenes, pre-1700 myrrines, pre-1700 myrrynes.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: merry adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < merry adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being merry (in various senses); merriment. Also (in early use): †melody, sweet sound (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [noun]

merrinesseOE

gladnessc900

mirtheOE

playeOE

dreamOE

gladshipc975

lissOE

willOE

hightOE

blithenessc1000

gladc1000

winOE

blissc1175

delices?c1225

delight?c1225

joy?c1225

comfortc1230

listc1275

gladhead1303

daintyc1325

fainnessc1340

lightnessa1350

delectationc1384

delightingc1390

comfortationa1400

fainheada1400

blithec1400

fainc1400

delicacyc1405

gladsomeness1413

reveriea1425

joyousitiea1450

joyfulnessc1485

jucundity1536

joyousness1549

joc1560

delightfulness1565

jouissance1579

joyance1590

levitya1631

revelling1826

chuckle1837

joyancy1849

a song in one's heart1862

delightsomeness1866

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] > quality or condition of being merry

merrinesseOE

jollitya1350

jollinessc1386

jocundityc1420

festivity1583

buxomness1598

joviality1626

mirthsomenessa1645

jocosity1646

allegresse1652

jovialness1658

mirthfulness1749

festiveness1777

zizz1920

gleefulness1934

eOE Corpus Gloss. (1890) 80/2 Musica, myrgnis.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 20510 (MED) Sittes stell now..And hers now þis mirines.

?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iii. Pr. ii. 62 Wyf and children..men desyren for cause of delyt and myrynesse.

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 62 Tak thow example, and spend with mirrines.

1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 76 The Angellis sang with merynes.

c1598 King James VI & I Basilicon Doron (1944) I. iii. 180 Tempering it uith grauitie, quikenes, or mirrienes according to the subiect & occasion of the tyme.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 2 We vomited out a like eccho of thunder, plowing up the liquid Seas in merrinesse.

1662 Life & Death Mrs. Mary Frith 61 He replyed little, but with some merriness retorted the Counter to my better remembrance.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Genialness, Festivalness, Merriness at Meat.

1848 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 15 114 Joy and merriness are not for me.

1886 Manch. Examiner 16 Nov. 5/5 The merriness which is supposed to be characteristic of the music of a peal of bells.

1982 London Rev. Bks. 30 Dec. 8/2 They live a life of unvarying merriness and pep.

1998 R. Newman Manners 99 As I stared back I felt the same strange merriness on my face.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merriness
释义	merrinessn. Brit. /ˈmɛrɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmɛrinᵻs/ Forms: Old English myrgnis, Middle English merines, Middle English mirines, Middle English mirynes, Middle English myrynesse, 1500s merynesse, 1500s–1600s merrinesse, 1600s murrinesse, 1600s– merriness; also Scottish pre-1700 marynes, pre-1700 merenes, pre-1700 merienes, pre-1700 merines, pre-1700 merrenes, pre-1700 merriness, pre-1700 merrinesse, pre-1700 merynes, pre-1700 mirienes, pre-1700 mirines, pre-1700 mirrenes, pre-1700 mirrienes, pre-1700 mirrines, pre-1700 mirriness, pre-1700 mirrynais, pre-1700 mirrynes, pre-1700 myrrenes, pre-1700 myrrines, pre-1700 myrrynes. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: merry adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < merry adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or state of being merry (in various senses); merriment. Also (in early use): †melody, sweet sound (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [noun] merrinesseOE gladnessc900 mirtheOE playeOE dreamOE gladshipc975 lissOE willOE hightOE blithenessc1000 gladc1000 winOE blissc1175 delices?c1225 delight?c1225 joy?c1225 comfortc1230 listc1275 gladhead1303 daintyc1325 fainnessc1340 lightnessa1350 delectationc1384 delightingc1390 comfortationa1400 fainheada1400 blithec1400 fainc1400 delicacyc1405 gladsomeness1413 reveriea1425 joyousitiea1450 joyfulnessc1485 jucundity1536 joyousness1549 joc1560 delightfulness1565 jouissance1579 joyance1590 levitya1631 revelling1826 chuckle1837 joyancy1849 a song in one's heart1862 delightsomeness1866 the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] > quality or condition of being merry merrinesseOE jollitya1350 jollinessc1386 jocundityc1420 festivity1583 buxomness1598 joviality1626 mirthsomenessa1645 jocosity1646 allegresse1652 jovialness1658 mirthfulness1749 festiveness1777 zizz1920 gleefulness1934 eOE Corpus Gloss. (1890) 80/2 Musica, myrgnis. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 20510 (MED) Sittes stell now..And hers now þis mirines. ?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iii. Pr. ii. 62 Wyf and children..men desyren for cause of delyt and myrynesse. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 62 Tak thow example, and spend with mirrines. 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 76 The Angellis sang with merynes. c1598 King James VI & I Basilicon Doron (1944) I. iii. 180 Tempering it uith grauitie, quikenes, or mirrienes according to the subiect & occasion of the tyme. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 2 We vomited out a like eccho of thunder, plowing up the liquid Seas in merrinesse. 1662 Life & Death Mrs. Mary Frith 61 He replyed little, but with some merriness retorted the Counter to my better remembrance. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Genialness, Festivalness, Merriness at Meat. 1848 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 15 114 Joy and merriness are not for me. 1886 Manch. Examiner 16 Nov. 5/5 The merriness which is supposed to be characteristic of the music of a peal of bells. 1982 London Rev. Bks. 30 Dec. 8/2 They live a life of unvarying merriness and pep. 1998 R. Newman Manners 99 As I stared back I felt the same strange merriness on my face. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.eOE
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