Merriment: alternatives and connections

The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business.

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Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.

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The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.

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Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.

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Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity.

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Jesting; merriment.

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The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness.

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Jollity; noisy mirth.

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Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment.

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The quality or state of being jovial.

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Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.

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Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement.

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Same as Gayety.

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