MERRIMENT


Meaning of MERRIMENT in English

/mer"i meuhnt/ , n.

1. cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.

2. Obs. a cause of mirth; a jest, entertainment, etc.

[ 1570-80; MERRY + -MENT ]

Syn. 1. See mirth .

Ant. 1. misery, melancholy.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .