hearty rumbullion
- noun
- Archaic
:
fiesta animada
- Families gathered for a hearty rumbullion filled with laughter, music, and dancing.
Examples
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After the victory, the soldiers enjoyed a hearty rumbullion in the great hall.
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The village hosted a hearty rumbullion to mark the end of winter.
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The village held a hearty rumbullion last weekend.
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Everyone enjoyed the hearty rumbullion at the festival.
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After the victory, the soldiers enjoyed a hearty rumbullion in the great hall.
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Families gathered for a hearty rumbullion filled with laughter, music, and dancing.
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The village hosted a hearty rumbullion to mark the end of winter.
Synonyms
46
7.4
A party with a lot of eating or drinking
1
9.9
A wild party with a lot of drinking, dancing, and people having sex
Antonyms
How Lively
- Archaic
31
2.3
∞
1.0
430
1.0
7
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
hearty + rumbullion
If a learner knows the noun 'rumbullion' as a noisy celebration or uproar, the meaning of 'hearty rumbullion' is transparently derived by straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'hearty' (warm, enthusiastic; lively) modifies 'rumbullion' to give a lively/noisy feast. Note, however, that 'rumbullion' is rare/archaic and often absent from modern dictionaries, so many B1 learners will not know the constituent in practice even though the phrase is compositional.
Etymology
Hearty rumbullion may come from old words where rumbullion sounded like a loud rumble and linked to rum, a strong drink, so picture people shouting, music playing and mugs clinking in a crowded hall. That's why it means 'a lively and noisy celebration'.