Merriment meaning

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High-spirited fun and enjoyment; hilarity.
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Merriment is defined as fun, gaiety and enjoyable or festive activities and interactions.

General holiday cheer and holiday parties and festivities are all examples of merriment.

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Merrymaking; gaiety and fun; mirth; hilarity.
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Something that amuses or entertains.
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Merriment Sentence Examples

  • They broke free of the house into the dark night on a side of the house far from the light and merriment of the party.

  • The proceedings were characterized by excessive merriment and licentiousness.

  • All this naked white human flesh, laughing and shrieking, floundered about in that dirty pool like carp stuffed into a watering can, and the suggestion of merriment in that floundering mass rendered it specially pathetic.

  • One of the signature games is the "Quest," when teams of passengers compete in outrageous tasks for prizes and the merriment of their fellow guests.

  • While the Christmas season may be a time of love, joy and merriment for some people, others may be lost in the holiday hustle and bustle.

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