Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being merry; mirthfulness.
- noun Pleasure; happiness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being merry; merriment; mirth; gayety, with laughter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
merry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the trait of merry joking
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Examples
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(namely the merriness of the jig) in C* is present in C.
The Prosblogion 2010
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"merriness" was, or were even paying attention to you, which they sadly aren't.
GameSetWatch 2009
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She had beautiful skin, and dark eyes with a touch of merriness.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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She had beautiful skin, and dark eyes with a touch of merriness.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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"Where are we at?" she asked them, with a merriness that concealed her anxiety at heart.
CHAPTER VII 2010
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She had beautiful skin, and dark eyes with a touch of merriness.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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In the midst of the merriness it went unnoticed that Braga, who won 4-3 in Seville, had been contained efficiently.
Cesc Fábregas and Arsenal hit Braga for six in Champions League Kevin McCarra at Emirates Stadium 2010
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A little merriness is his right as he anticipates being capped.
Bobby Zamora ready to be England's new Emile Heskey – but with goals 2010
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They hold the merriness of Merry England, of yew longbows, of Robin Hood and his outlaw band.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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They hold the merriness of Merry England, of yew longbows, of Robin Hood and his outlaw band.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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