merriment
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Synonyms
cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, festivity, gaiety (also gayety), gayness, glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocundity, joviality, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness
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Tinesâs clown wanders through the centuries, occasionally bolstered with hope and merriment but so often buffeted by misfortune. — Maya Phillips, The New Yorker, "âThe Black Clownâ Beautifully Reconfigures a Langston Hughes Poem," 24 July 2019 People across the nation and the Houston area are celebrating the Apollo 11 landing on the moon today, with panel discussions, festivals and merriment. — Alex Stuckey, Houston Chronicle, "'It changed the world:' Houston celebrates Apollo 11 lunar landing 50 years later," 20 July 2019 The train of music, marching and merriment stymied tourists trying to beeline from Canal Street hotels to the Quarter. — Hanna Krueger, nola.com, "âWe donât do pity parties. We do partiesâ: New Orleans sends Dr. John off in style," 22 June 2019 The easel was a gift from her corporate-lawyer father and soon made her a source of merriment among her savvier classmates at Yaleâs School of Art, who knew that even figurative painters no longer used the rickety contraptions. — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, "In Her First Solo Museum Snow, Jordan Casteelâs Humanizing Portraits Get Even Closer," 15 Jan. 2019 Unfortunately, the holiday merriment was no doubt clouded by the incessant rumors the two sisters-in-law are feuding. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton, Normal Sisters-in-Law, Both Attended the Queen's Christmas Lunch," 19 Dec. 2018 Hawkers from the complex's 26 separate restaurant stalls shout for attention, and the merriment of hundreds of patrons in the open, interconnected space is a never-ending salvo of sound. — Davey Young, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "What To Do in Shibuya: Our Guide," 5 Mar. 2018 Elfo wants to spread his naive brand of merriment while nursing a serious crush on Bean. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Disenchantment review: Groeningâs new Netflix toon is off to a bloody good start," 7 Aug. 2018 Curtain Call Mark Twain, murder, Mulberry Street and more merriment: Curtain Call in Stamford has unveiled its 2018-19 season. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, "Little Theatre Of Manchester, Curtain Call Announce New Seasons," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'merriment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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