Merrymaking
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration. uncountable, usually
- 2 a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of merrymake form-of, gerund, participle, present
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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.