Word Study
merriness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun merriness has 1 sense
- merriness(n = noun.attribute) humorousness, jocoseness, jocosity - the trait of merry joking; Array is a kind of levity
Derived forms adjective merry2, adjective merry1
CIDE DICTIONARY
merriness, n.
The quality or state of being merry; merriment; mirth; gayety, with laughter. [1913 Webster]
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