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merriness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The property of being merry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: merriment, mirth, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation, exuberance, exuberantness, felicity, gaiety, gayness, gayfulness, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, gleesomeness, happiness, high spirits, hilarity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, jovialness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, liss, merriness, mirthfulness, pleasedness

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the trait of merry joking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jocoseness, jocosity, humorousness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: levity

History

Etymology

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