revelry
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revelry
- /ˈɹɛvəlɹi/
- [ˈɹɛv.əɫ.ɹi] UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛvəlɹi
Where it comes from
From Middle English revelrye; equivalent to revel + -ry.
noun revelries
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Joyful or riotous merry-making.
[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.
Similar: celebration, festivity, revelment
Translations
Every language
noun joyful merry-making
| 中文 | 狂欢 kuáng huān, 欢宴 huān yàn |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | रंगरली raṅgarlī, भावतरंग bhāvatraṅg, आमोद-प्रमोद āmod-pramod |
| Deutsch | Festlichkeit, Lustbarkeit, Prasserei, Orgie, Gelage, Feierei |
| Italiano | baldoria, gozzoviglia |
| Русский | кутёж kutjóž, пиру́шка pirúška, весе́лье vesélʹje, разгу́л razgúl |
Talk about this word "revelry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/revelry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. revelry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/revelry "revelry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/revelry.Cite this
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