merrymaking

Thân thiện

The children enjoyed the merrymaking at the village fair.

Definition

Noun: 1. A boisterous celebration; a merry festivity: The act of engaging in lively, cheerful, and noisy festivities, often involving fun, laughter, and enjoyment.

Usage

The word "merrymaking" is used to describe a scene or period of lively, joyful celebration. It is a formal or literary term often associated with parties, festivals, or holidays where people are having fun together. It functions as a singular noun but can refer to an event or the general activity.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The sounds of laughter and music filled the air during the village merrymaking.
  • After the harvest, the whole community joined in the merrymaking.
  • The wedding was followed by a night of joyous merrymaking.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in full merrymaking": to be at the peak of celebration.
  • By midnight, the party was in full merrymaking, with everyone dancing.
• "to engage in merrymaking": to participate actively in the festivities.
  • The townspeople engaged in merrymaking to welcome the new year.

Variants and Related Words

• Merrymaker (n): A person who is actively participating in or enjoying a festive celebration.
  • The merrymakers danced until dawn.
• Make merry (verb phrase): To celebrate and enjoy oneself festively. (This is a related verb phrase, not a variant of the noun "merrymaking").
  • They gathered to make merry on the holiday.

Synonyms

• Revelry: Lively and noisy festivities, especially involving dancing and drinking.
• Festivity: A joyful celebration or event.
• Jollification: Merrymaking; lively enjoyment with others.

Antonyms

• Mourning: The expression of sorrow, especially for someone's death.
• Solemnity: The state or quality of being serious and dignified.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Eat, drink, and be merry": An idiom encouraging enjoyment of life's pleasures, often used in the context of celebration. While not containing the exact word "merrymaking," it is thematically related.
  • His philosophy was simple: eat, drink, and be merry.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity

Từ đồng nghĩa

• conviviality
• jollification