Etymology

merriness

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Today it means: The property of being merry. Full definition →

Middle English myrienesse ← Old English miriġness
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  1. Old English · inherited frommiriġness
  2. Middle English · inherited frommyrienesse
  3. English todaymerriness

From Middle English myrienesse, myrynesse, from Old English miriġness, myriġness (“pleasantness, sweetness”), equivalent to merry + -ness.

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