Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merrymake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mer-ry-make
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make merry, have fun, celebrate.

Archaic; Literary

noun

Merry-making, celebration, festivity.

Archaic; Literary

Example Sentences

"Drawing near, / Loud from the chambers of the bridge below, / Sounds of carousal came and song, / And unveiled women bade the advancing youth / Come merry-make with them."
"when he saw her toy, and gibe, and geare, / And passe the bonds of modest merimake, / Her dalliance he despisd, and follies did forsake."

Etymology

From make merry.

Usage

Inflected Forms

merrymakes (present, singular) merrymaking (participle, present) merrymade (participle, past) merrymade (past) merrymakes (plural)

Questions

What does merrymake mean?: To make merry, have fun, celebrate.
Where does merrymake come from?: From make merry.

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