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merriness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mer-ri-ness
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being merry.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English myrienesse, myrynesse, from Old English miriġness, myriġness (“pleasantness, sweetness”), equivalent to merry + -ness.

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Synonyms

merriment mirth blitheness blithesomeness cheerfulness cheeriness contentness contentedness delight delightedness elatedness elation

Questions

What does merriness mean?
The property of being merry.
Where does merriness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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