Merriment
Merriment noun - A mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter.
Usage example: their unexpected merriment made him nervously inquire as to the reason for it
Merriness is a synonym for merriment in gaiety topic. In some cases you can use "Merriness" instead a noun "Merriment", when it comes to topics like laughter.
Nearby Words: merry, merrie, Merri
Merriness
Merriness noun - A mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter.
Usage example: I hate the forced merriness of so many New Year's Eve parties
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- liveliness and merriment
- liveliness and merriness
- cheerfulness and merriment
- cheerfulness and merriness
- cheer and merriment
- cheer and merriness
- gaiety and merriment
- gaiety and merriness
- fun and merriment
- fun and merriness
- mirth and merriment
- mirth and merriness
- hilarity and merriment
- hilarity and merriness
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