merriness

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noun

The property of being merry.

Similar
merrimentmirthblithenessblithesomenesscheerfulnesscheerinesscontentnesscontentedness
OriginMiddle English myrienesse ← Old English miriġness →
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Meanings

nounmerriness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being merry.

    Synonyms: merriment, mirth, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property of being merry.

Similar
merrimentmirthblithenessblithesomenesscheerfulnesscheerinesscontentnesscontentednessdelightdelightednesselatednesselationexuberanceexuberantnessfelicitygaietygaynessgayfulnessgladnessgladsomeness

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe trait of merry joking

Similar
jocosenessjocosityhumorousness
Broader
levity
Also see
happinesshumorousnessjocosenessjocositymerriment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmiriġness
  2. Middle Englishmyrienesse
  3. Englishmerriness

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

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APA

merriness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merriness

MLA

“merriness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merriness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merriness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merriness.

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