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MERRINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does merriness mean?
• MERRINESS (noun)
The noun MERRINESS has 1 sense:
1. the trait of merry joking
Familiarity information: MERRINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of merry joking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
humorousness; jocoseness; jocosity; merriness
Hypernyms ("merriness" is a kind of...):
levity (a manner lacking seriousness)
Derivation:
merry (offering fun and gaiety)
merry (full of or showing high-spirited merriment)
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