merriness

mer·ry

M0233600 (mĕr′ē)adj. mer·ri·er, mer·ri·est 1. Full of cheerfulness, liveliness, and good feelings: merry revelers.2. Marked by or offering fun, good feelings, and liveliness; festive: a merry evening.3. Brisk: a merry pace.4. Archaic Delightful or pleasing.

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[Middle English merri, from Old English mirige, pleasant; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]

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mer′ri·ly adv.mer′ri·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

merriness - the trait of merry joking humorousness, jocoseness, jocositylevity - a manner lacking seriousness

merriness

nounA state of joyful exuberance:blitheness, blithesomeness, gaiety, glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness.

Translations

欢乐

merry

(ˈmeri) adjective1. cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc. merry children; a merry party. 歡樂的 欢乐的2. slightly drunk. He's been getting merry on whisky. 微醺的 微醉的ˈmerrily adverb 歡樂地，微醺地 欢乐地，兴高采烈地 ˈmerriness noun 歡樂，微醺 欢乐ˈmerriment noun fun and laughter. There was a great deal of merriment at the party. 歡樂，歡笑 欢快ˈmerry-go-round noun (American ˌcarouˈsel) a revolving ring of toy horses etc on which children ride at a fair. 旋轉木馬 旋转木马ˈmerrymaking noun cheerful celebration. all the merrymaking at Christmas. 歡慶 欢庆ˈmerrymaker noun 共同歡慶的人 自得其乐者，寻欢作乐的人