revelry (noun)
1revelry — revel ► VERB (revelled, revelling; US reveled, reveling) 1) engage in lively and noisy festivities. 2) (revel in) gain great pleasure from. ► NOUN (revels) ▪ li …
2revelry — noun unrestrained merrymaking (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑revel • Derivationally related forms: ↑revel, ↑revel (for: ↑revel) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
3revelry — noun Date: 15th century noisy partying or merrymaking …
4revelry — noun /ˈrɛvəlri,ˈɹɛv.əɫ.ɹi/ Joyful merry making. Syn: celebration, festivity, revelment …
5revelry — noun plural revelries (U) wild noisy dancing, eating, drinking etc …
6revelry — UK [ˈrev(ə)lrɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms revelry : singular revelry plural revelries mainly literary a situation in which people celebrate or enjoy themselves in a lively and noisy way, especially by singing, dancing, and… …
7revelry — rev|el|ry [ revlri ] noun count or uncount MAINLY LITERARY a situation in which people celebrate or enjoy themselves in a lively and noisy way, especially by singing, dancing, and drinking alcohol: St. Patrick s Day revelries He was exhausted… …
8revelry — /ˈrɛvəlri/ (say revuhlree) noun (plural revelries) revelling; boisterous festivity: the sound of their revelry could be heard across the river. {revel + ry} …
9revelry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. merrymaking, festivity, conviviality, jollification. See amusement, rejoicing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spree, festivity, carousing; see celebration 2 , entertainment 1 , party 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
10drunken revelry — noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity • Syn: ↑orgy, ↑debauch, ↑debauchery, ↑saturnalia, ↑riot, ↑bacchanal, ↑bacchanalia • Derivationally related forms …
