Emotions & feelings
merriment
lively enjoyment and celebration
Merriment is happy, lively enjoyment, especially when people are celebrating together.
Hear it in real life
What was the atmosphere like at the festival?
There was a lot of merriment, especially after the parade.
The wedding reception was full of music, laughter, and merriment.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: many merriments
Say: a lot of merriment
"Merriment" is usually uncountable, so do not normally make it plural.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be filled with merriment; bring merriment to a place
Your turn: say it out loud
The wedding reception was full of music, laughter, and merriment.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
merriment
lively enjoyment and celebration
“The wedding reception was full of music, laughter, and merriment.”
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