Delight
Delight noun - Someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment.
Usage example: with his great sense of humor and bubbly personality, he is a delight to be around
Merrymaking and delight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merrymaking" instead a noun "Delight".
Merrymaking
Merrymaking noun - Joyful or festive activity.
Usage example: Christmas Eve is always an occasion of much merrymaking at our home
Delight and merrymaking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delight" instead a noun "Merrymaking".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- enjoyment and delight
- enjoyment and merrymaking
- pleasure and delight
- pleasure and merrymaking
- treat and delight
- treat and merrymaking
- cheerfulness and delight
- cheerfulness and merrymaking
- happiness and delight
- happiness and merrymaking
- elation and delight
- elation and merrymaking
- cheer and delight
- cheer and merrymaking
Both words in one sentence
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Maria Theresa enjoyed the finer things but she enjoyed them because she enjoyed them and took a childlike delight in merrymaking(she could dance for hours in a night) and whether or not things looked splendid was less important to her then whether or not they were fun.
Source: Modest Royalty
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