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English noun: merriment

1. merriment (feeling) a gay feeling


Synonymsgaiety


Broader (hypernym)happiness


Narrower (hyponym)glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, mirth, mirthfulness

2. merriment (act) activities that are enjoyable or amusing


SamplesI do it for the fun of it.
He is fun to have around.


Synonymsfun, playfulness


Broader (hypernym)diversion, recreation









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