Definition

Noun: * Unrestrained merrymaking: A state or occasion of lively, noisy, and often boisterous enjoyment, celebration, or partying, typically involving drinking, dancing, and a lack of inhibition.

Usage

• "Revelry" is an uncountable noun used to describe the general atmosphere or activity of wild celebration.
• It can also be used as a countable noun ("revelries") to refer to specific events or instances of such celebration.
• It often carries connotations of loud, energetic, and possibly excessive fun.

Examples

• The sounds of revelry from the street festival could be heard late into the night.
• After the championship win, the city was filled with revelry.
• The quiet village was not accustomed to such loud revelry.
• He remembered the revelries of his youth with a mixture of fondness and regret.

Advanced Usage

• "To engage in revelry": To participate actively in wild merrymaking.
  • The townspeople engaged in revelry to celebrate the harvest.
• "Midnight revelry": Merrymaking that occurs late at night.
  • The palace was known for its midnight revelries.

Variants and Related Words

• Revel (verb): To take great pleasure or delight in something; to engage in lively and noisy festivities.
  • They reveled in their victory.
  • He reveled all night at the party.
• Reveler (noun): A person who is taking part in a revel; a merrymaker.
  • The revelers filled the streets.

Synonyms

• Merrymaking: Joyful and festive activity.
• Celebration: The action of marking a happy or important event.
• Festivity: The celebration of something in a joyful and exuberant way.
• Carousing: Drinking alcohol and enjoying oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.
• Jollification: Lively celebration with others; merrymaking.

Antonyms

• Sobriety: The state of being serious, solemn, or restrained.
• Mourning: The expression of deep sorrow for someone who has died.
• Austerity: Sternness or severity of manner or attitude; plainness.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Revelry and riot": A phrase suggesting that wild celebration has turned into or is bordering on disorderly and destructive behavior.
  • The festival descended into revelry and riot.

Noun

1. unrestrained merrymaking