Merrymaking

/ˈmɛriˌmeɪkɪŋ/

हँसी-खुशी का जश्न; उत्सव-मनाना

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Origin & History

From merry + making; ‘merry’ comes from Old English myrige (“pleasant, cheerful”), and ‘making’ is from Old English macian (“to make”).

यह शब्द merry + making से बना है; ‘merry’ पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी myrige (“सुखद, प्रसन्न”) से और ‘making’ पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी macian (“बनाना”) से आया है।

Definition

Merrymaking is the act of celebrating happily—often with parties, music, dancing, feasting, and friendly social fun.

Merrymaking का अर्थ है खुशी-खुशी उत्सव मनाना—अक्सर पार्टी, संगीत, नृत्य, दावत और मिल-जुलकर आनंद करने जैसी गतिविधियों के साथ।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The village square was full of merrymaking during the festival.
त्योहार के दौरान गाँव का चौक हँसी-खुशी और जश्न से भरा था।

Usage Examples

Their wedding was a night of music, dancing, and merrymaking.
The noise of merrymaking continued late into the evening.
After the exam, the students celebrated with some harmless merrymaking.
The town restricted late-night merrymaking to keep the streets quiet.

Synonyms

Celebration Festivity Revelry Jollification Carousing Frolicking High spirits Making merry

Related Forms

Noun
Merrymaking / Merriment
Verb
Make merry / Made merry / Making merry
Adjective
Merry / Mirthful / Festive
Adverb
Merrily / Jovially

Idioms & Phrases

Make merry
हँसी-खुशी से जश्न मनाना
Join in the merrymaking
जश्न में शामिल होना
Give oneself up to merrymaking
पूरी तरह जश्न-मनाने में मग्न हो जाना