merrymaking
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈmɛriˌmeɪkɪŋ/
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fiesta
- His helper proved very adept at making his way into celebrations that had more to do with music and merrymaking, and so he accordingly became the organizer of such events.
Examples
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The village hosted an annual festival filled with music, dancing, and merrymaking.
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The throng of merrymaking children who had joined in her processional swarmed around her, offering to guide her, to hold the donkey's bridle, and to perform any of a dozen needless errands to justify their continued presence underfoot.
Fiction book (2000) -
... and let the merrymaking continue.
Fiction book (2002) -
I am not in the mood for merrymaking.
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And by the King's order, there should be no singing or merrymaking of any kind.
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December 6th is still the main day for gift giving and merrymaking in much of Europe.
Blog text (12) -
This also involves a lot of eating, drinking, and boisterous merrymaking.
Blog text (10) -
All the countryside gathers for merrymaking.
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Through merrymaking, the Irish hoped to propitiate the mischievous spirits of the "other world" and to prevent their re-entry into this world.
Academic text (1990) -
Myriad deities gather noisily in front of the cave, laughing and engaging in merrymaking.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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3.5
A happy public celebration with music and decorations
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3.4
A time of happy laughter and fun at a party or celebration
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6.1
Lively noisy party with drinking and dancing
A lively celebration with people having fun
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word merrymaking comes from the parts merry ('happy') and making ('creating'), so it originally meant 'creating happiness' or 'making merry'. So merrymaking refers to the fun, joyful actions like singing, dancing, and laughing at parties or celebrations.