merriments
Bouts of revelry
Merriments are occasions or expressions of joy and festivity—laughter, celebration, lighthearted fun.
The word is the plural of merriment, though that noun rarely needs pluralizing since it typically refers to cheerfulness in the abstract: The merriments of the holiday season lifted everyone's spirits.
Celebratory events and activities
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- rejoicingFeeling or showing triumph
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
jollity · cheer · mirth · carousing · feasting · toasting · partying · carnival
Pleasurable diversions or pastimes
- diversionsEntertainments or alternate routes
- funAmusement or pleasure
- frolicsPlays in lively fashion
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
laughter · jokes · pranks · antics · tomfoolery · hijinks · horseplay · playfulness
Day of rest
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- HogmanayScottish year-end celebration
Diwali · Holi · Purim · Oktoberfest · Twelfth Night · wassail · caroling · pageants
festivities
Celebratory events and activities
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- rejoicingFeeling or showing triumph
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
gaiety · jollity · cheer · mirth · carousing · feasting · toasting · partying · carnival · fiestas
amusements
Pleasurable diversions or pastimes
- diversionsEntertainments or alternate routes
- funAmusement or pleasure
- frolicsPlays in lively fashion
games · laughter · jokes · pranks · antics · tomfoolery · hijinks · horseplay · playfulness · clowning
holiday
Day of rest
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
Hogmanay · Diwali · Holi · Purim · Oktoberfest · Twelfth Night · wassail · caroling · pageants · parades
merrimentssorrows
Feelings of profound distress
griefs · miseries · sadnesses · woes · heartaches
merrimentssolemnities
Serious ceremonial observances
funerals · lamentations · wakes · graveness · dirges