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revelry

 
(rĕv'əl-rē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ries.
Boisterous merrymaking.

revelrous rev'el·rous (-rəs) adj.

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noun

  1. The act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event: celebration, festivity, merrymaking, rejoicing, revel (often used in plural). See laughter.
  2. Joyful, exuberant activity: conviviality, festival, festiveness, festivity, fun, gaiety, jollity, merriment, merrymaking, revel (often used in plural). See laughter.


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Definition: merrymaking
Antonyms: mourning, sadness, sobriety

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Noisy merrymaking.

pronunciation There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness, revelry, high life. — Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gilde

Nederlands (Dutch)
joligheid

Français (French)
n. - réjouissances

Deutsch (German)
n. - lautes Feiern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διασκέδαση, γλέντι, ξεφάντωμα, γλεντοκόπημα

Italiano (Italian)
baldoria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - festança (f)

Русский (Russian)
кутеж, попойка

Español (Spanish)
n. - jolgorio, parranda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rumlande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
寻欢作乐, 狂欢, 欢宴

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尋歡作樂, 狂歡, 歡宴

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 술 마시고 떠들어댐, 환락

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 飲めや歌えの大騒ぎ, ばか騒ぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قصف, عربدة, مرح صاخب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הילולה, שמחה‬


 
 

 

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