revelry
Joyful or riotous merry-makingJoyful or riotous merry-making.
» The party ended up becoming a great revelry.
Die Party endete in einem wüsten Gelage. — samueldora
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Joyful or riotous merry-making.
Festlichkeit, Lustbarkeit, Prasserei
кутёжkutjóž, пиру́шкаpirúška, весе́льеvesélʹje
гулянняhuljannja, бенкетbenket, веселощіveselošči
- unrestrained merrymaking
Examples
4 sentencesThe party ended up becoming a great revelry.
deDie Party endete in einem wüsten Gelage. — samueldora
The joy and revelry on board lasted till long past midnight.
It is a toss-up whether to drink sake or whiskey; too much of either results equally in drunken revelry.
There was revelry at Tom's house.
deBei Tom fand ein wüstes Gelage statt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English revelrye; equivalent to revel + -ry.From Middle English revelrye; equivalent to revel + -ry.
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Forms
plural: revelriesSynonyms
4 synonyms- unrestrained merrymaking:revel
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable