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[ mer-ee-muhnt, mer-i‐ ] / ˈmɛr i mənt, ˈmɛr ɪ‐ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR merriment ON THESAURUS.COM
nouncheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter. Obsolete. a cause of mirth; a jest, entertainment, etc. Origin of merrimentFirst recorded in 1570–80; merry + -ment ANTONYMS FOR merrimentSEE ANTONYMS FOR merriment ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for merriment1. See mirth. OTHER WORDS FROM merrimento·ver·mer·ri·ment, nounWords nearby merrimentMerrillville, Merrily, Merrilyn, Merrimac, Merrimack, merriment, Merritt Island, merry, merry-andrew, merry-bells, merry dancers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for merrimentEven 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 merrimentCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to merrimentrevelry, hilarity, indulgence, revel, joviality, picnic, sport, levity, happiness, jocundity, glee, cheerfulness, liveliness, hoopla, brawl, frolic, festivity, merrymaking, enjoyment, joy |