revelry Definition
rev·elry (rev′əl rē)
noun pl. -·ries
reveling; noisy merrymaking; boisterous festivity
Etymology: ME revelrie
revelry Synonyms
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.
Browse dictionary entries near revelry
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- ‹ revegetate
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- ‹ revanche
- ‹ revamp
- ‹ revaluate

