Merrymaking

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Merrymaking \Mer"ry*mak`ing\, a.
     Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Merrymaking \Mer"ry*mak`ing\, n.
     The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.
     --Wordsworth.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  merrymaking
       n : a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity [syn: {conviviality},
            {jollification}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "merrymaking":
     banquet, celebration, cheer, convivial, conviviality, feast,
     festal, festive, festivity, gaiety, gala, gay, gladsome,
     good cheer, heartiness, hilarious, holiday-making, hoopla,
     jollification, jollity, jolly, jovial, joviality, joyance, joyful,
     joyous, jubilation, larking, mad round, mafficking, merriment,
     merry, on the loose, racketing, regale, regalement, revel,
     reveling, revelment, revelry, revels, round of pleasures,
     skylarking, treat, whoopee