Merrymaking

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of merrymake form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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banquetcelebrationcheerconvivialconvivialityconviviality

Example

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"Such employments as warfare, politics, public worship, and public merrymaking, are felt, in the popular apprehension, to differ intrinsically from the labour that has to do with elaborating the material means of life."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From merry + making.

Etymology 2

From merrymake + -ing.

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