Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merrymaking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: mer-ry-mak-ing
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of merrymake

Etymology

From merry + making.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

merrymakings (plural) merry-making (alternative)

Synonyms

conviviality jollification

Questions

What does merrymaking mean?: Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration.
Where does merrymaking come from?: From merry + making.

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