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   merriment

   /ˈmɛrɪm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. gaiety and fun: "her eyes sparkled with merriment"

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   What do you mean by merriment?

   • Get a quick, free translation! MERRIMENT definition: 1. an occasion when people laugh or have an enjoyable time together: 2. an occasion when people…. Learn more.

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   What is an example of merriment?

   • Merriment refers to events and feelings that are happy. A party is a perfect example of merriment. If you hear a bunch of people laughing and joking, you might say, "Why all the merriment?" Merriment can also be an emotion: if you're very excited or happy, you're experiencing merriment.

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   Why is merriment so important?

   • That many relationships that could have worked are now being destroyed spoils no one's merriment either. It's a place of merriment and celebration. The fact that he wasn't killed was extremely satisfactory for all concerned and a cause of merriment. It led to much merriment.

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   What is merriment & Mystique?

   • As they have for generations, the powers of mystique and merriment will find regal regeneration and appreciative subjects. The triumph of peace over evil is celebrated with the exchange of sweets, bursting of firecrackers and generally merriment with family and friends.

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   How does merriment turn into horror?

   • Merriment turns into puzzlement, then panic, then horror. In that case, you'll hear scratchings, titterings, chitinous merriment: a rejoicing of giant locusts. The holidays have always been a time for food, drink, and merriment. In that film she gives life's castaways the gift of merriment, and an ending that holds up half the sky.

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   What does repress the instantaneous motions of merriment mean?

   • Thus, repress the instantaneous motions of merriment may be seen as a roundabout and obscure way of saying stop laughing. Similarly, he distinguishes between the feelings of the comic and the tragic, and the emotions of merriment and terror or pity, considered as responses to those feelings.

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   The meaning of MERRIMENT is lighthearted gaiety or fun-making : hilarity. How to use merriment in a sentence.

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   Merriment definition: cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.. See examples of MERRIMENT used in a sentence.

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   noun. 1. cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter. 2. obsolete. a cause of mirth; a jest, entertainment, etc. SYNONYMS 1. See mirth. ANTONYMS 1. misery, melancholy. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   Define merriment. merriment synonyms, merriment pronunciation, merriment translation, English dictionary definition of merriment. n. High-spirited fun and enjoyment; hilarity.

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   Merriment refers to events and feelings that are happy. A party is a perfect example of merriment. If you hear a bunch of people laughing and joking, you might say, "Why all the merriment?" Merriment can also be an emotion: if you're very excited or happy, you're experiencing merriment.