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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a gay feeling;
[syn: gaiety, merriment]

2. activities that are enjoyable or amusing;
- Example: "I do it for the fun of it"
- Example: "he is fun to have around"
[syn: fun, merriment, playfulness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Merriment \Mer"ri*ment\, n.
   Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic. "Follies and light
   merriment." --Spenser.
   [1913 Webster]

         Methought it was the sound
         Of riot and ill-managed merriment.       --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

merriment
    n 1: a gay feeling [syn: gaiety, merriment]
    2: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the
       fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: fun,
       merriment, playfulness]