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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity [syn: merrymaking, conviviality, jollification]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1618 1. gay or festive activity ; conviviality 2. a convivial occasion ; festivity

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. festivity, fun. Derivatives: merrymaker n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Merrymaking Mer"ry*mak`ing, n. The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity. --Wordsworth.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Merrymaking Mer"ry*mak`ing, a. Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly.

Moby Thesaurus

banquet, celebration, cheer, convivial, conviviality, feast, festal, festive, festivity, gaiety, gala, gay, gladsome, good cheer, heartiness, hilarious, holiday-making, hoopla, jollification, jollity, jolly, jovial, joviality, joyance, joyful, joyous, jubilation, larking, mad round, mafficking, merriment, merry, on the loose, racketing, regale, regalement, revel, reveling, revelment, revelry, revels, round of pleasures, skylarking, treat, whoopee