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Revelry

/ˈɹɛvəlɹi/ · noun

Meaning

Joyful or riotous merry-making..

Example Sentences

2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text The women pale and staring under the sun. In plain skirts, drab shoes. In hair scarves. Their drunken revelry jars.
[During a wedding] As evening drew in and moths began to swoop under the canopy, now lit with floating golden lanterns, the revelry became more and more uncontained.

Synonyms for revelry

celebrationfestivityrevelmentrevel

Antonyms for revelry

Related Words

revelfunrejoicingjoycelebrationwassailrevelmentmerrymakingjollitymerry-makingmerrimentgaietyfrolicmerryingsfestivityriancyhigh spiritsrejoicefulnessmerrinessjoyousness

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does revelry mean?

Revelry means Joyful or riotous merry-making..

What is a synonym for revelry?

Common synonyms include celebration, festivity, revelment, revel.

What is the opposite of revelry?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use revelry in a sentence?

2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text The women pale and staring under the sun. In plain skirts, drab shoes. In hair scarves. Their drunken revelry jars.

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