merriment.

Lively enjoyment, especially expressed in laughter and cheerful social activity.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• general merriment
• an evening of merriment

On the page

Merriment spilled from the dining room into the silent hall.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.