-rēmənt, -rim- noun
( -s )
Etymology: merry (I) + -ment
1. obsolete : something that causes mirth : jest , prank ; especially : a brief comic presentation
2.
a. : lighthearted gaiety or fun-making : laughing enjoyment : hilarity , jubilation
no one has painted the riotous merriment of a country fair … with such zest — Laurence Binyon
it was now her turn to be overcome with merriment — Owen Wister
b. : a gay celebration or party : entertainment , festivity
in the course of this million-dollar merriment , the host passed out fifty-dollar bills to one and all — R.L.Taylor
special merriment such as dances, parades, feasts of regional delicacies and similar gaiety — R.E.Meyer