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[ noun ] a gay feeling

Synonyms

gaiety

Used in print

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

Once covertly looking at Simms_Purdew , the only man in the world whom he hated , he had seen the heavy , slack , bestubbled jaw open and close to emit the cruel , obscene banter , and had seen the pale blue eyes go watery with whisky and merriment , and suddenly he was not seeing the face of that vile creature .

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[ noun ] activities that are enjoyable or amusing

Synonyms

fun playfulness

Examples

"I do it for the fun of it" "he is fun to have around"

Used in print

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

There is a pause in the merriment as your friends gaze at you , wondering why you are staring , open-mouthed in amazement .

Related terms

diversion

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