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.
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Merrymaking
Synonyms for "merrymaking" (76 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Noun(10 words)
affairattributive noun usagecarnivalcarousecarousingcelebratecelebrationcelebratoryconvivialconviviality
Strong matches (22)
Related words (38)
Noun(12 words)
jollyingjovialmirthfulnoun modifierpartyprenominal modifierrejoicingrevelrevellingrevelryroisteringsaturnalia
Related word relations
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More general
8 entriescelebrationcultural practicedescriptive termfestivitygrammatical functionsocial activitysocial eventsocial practice
More specific
16 entriesCollocations
13 entriesannual merrymakingcourt merrymakingfestive merrymakingharvest merrymakingholiday merrymakingmerrymaking activitiesmerrymaking atmospheremerrymaking festivalmerrymaking partymerrymaking ritualsmerrymaking traditionspublic merrymakingseason of merrymaking
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
After all the merrymaking, the apartment was in great disarray.
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