First Known Use: 15th century
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revelry
noun rev·el·ry \ˈre-vəl-rē\
: a wild and noisy celebration
Full Definition of REVELRY
: noisy partying or merrymaking
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Examples of REVELRY
- Each city has its own Carnival, but none, not even the revelry of Mardi Gras, is as spectacular as Brooklyn's. —Peter Noel, Village Voice, 6 Sep. 1994
- Wassailing is an ancient English custom, part of the feasts and revelry of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, which have been revived in Colonial Williamsburg. —Joan P. Dutton, The Williamsburg Cookbook, 1975
- The tall minister stood again at the altar. He waited for the song and the revelry to die. —Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1969
- The small birds were taking their farewell banquets. In the fullness of their revelry, they fluttered, chirping and frolicking from bush to bush, and tree to tree … —Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1820
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Origin of REVELRY
(see 1revel)
Related to REVELRY
- Synonyms
- conviviality, festivity, gaiety (also gayety), jollification, jollity, merriment, rejoicing, reveling (or revelling), merrymaking, whoopee
REVELRY Defined for Kids
revelry
noun rev·el·ry \ˈre-vəl-rē\
plural rev·el·ries
Definition of REVELRY for Kids
: wild and noisy celebration
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