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revelry Definition

rev·elry (revəl rē)

noun pl. -·ries

reveling; noisy merrymaking; boisterous festivity

Etymology: ME revelrie

revelry Synonyms

revelry

n.

spree, festivity, carousing; see celebration 2, entertainment 1, party 1.

revelry Usage Examples

Possessives

night: For those who need their beauty sleep a designated quiet camping area will offer a peaceful haven away from the night's revelry.

Converse of object

see: Stories of witch revelry seen by belated travelers were often told.

Adjective modifier

  • drunken: At dawn a naked man interrupted some of the Druid rituals, but his drunken revelry merely caused cheers and amusement.
  • conservative: Quot murderers ' row sojourn of conservative revelry on the national they don't reflect.
  • much: He took him to a house blazing with light hard by, where there was singing and dancing and much revelry.
  • late: The club has a well stocked beer cellar and the late night revelries are second to none!
  • boisterous: A party of soldiers wearing the inelegant costume ' ' of the line ' ' are making the place echo with their boisterous revelry.
  • late-night: Small Talk fancies a night of late-night revelry in our fair capital, preferably with a bevy of buxom beauties.

Noun used with modifier

  • night: The club has a well stocked beer cellar and the late night revelries are second to none!
  • pagan: In fact, most boisterous pagan revelries were celebrated in December.
  • pub: From Bristol you can expect a gorgeous city that's big on coffee houses, friendly pub revelry and slow-paced shopping.. .
  • year: In the dying minutes of the old year revelry was at its height and the crowded ballroom presented a happy scene.