Meanings
merrymaking1
nounmerrymaking (usually uncountable, plural merrymakings)
plural merrymakings · alternative merry-making
- uncountableusuallyJoyful festivities, especially as a celebration.
merrymaking2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
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Translations
Bulgarian веселба, увеселение
- веселба (veselba)joyful festivities
- увеселение (uveselenie)joyful festivities
Catalan revetlla
- revetllajoyful festivities
Finnish juhla
- juhlajoyful festivities
German Fest, Feier
- Festjoyful festivities
- Feierjoyful festivities
Greek γιορτή
- γιορτή (giortí)joyful festivities
Hindi धमाल
- धमाल (dhamāl)joyful festivities
Hungarian mulatság, vigalom
- mulatságjoyful festivities
- vigalomjoyful festivities
- dínomdánomjoyful festivities
Irish siamsaíocht
- siamsaíochtjoyful festivities
Italian festività, ricorrenza
- festivitàjoyful festivities
- ricorrenzajoyful festivities
Korean 잔치
- 잔치 (janchi)joyful festivities
Latin cōmīssātiō
- cōmīssātiōjoyful festivities
Portuguese folia, celebração
- foliajoyful festivities
- celebraçãojoyful festivities
Romanian petrecere
- petrecerejoyful festivities
Spanish verbena, celebración
- verbenajoyful festivities
- celebraciónjoyful festivities
- fiestajoyful festivities
- jolgoriojoyful festivities
- festejojoyful festivities
Swedish lustifikation, festlighet
- lustifikationjoyful festivities
- festlighetjoyful festivities
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merrymaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merrymaking
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“merrymaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merrymaking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merrymaking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merrymaking.
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