revelry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- rĕvʹ-əl-ri
- /ˈɹɛvəlɹi/
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈɹɛv.əɫ.ɹi] (UK, US)
Etymology
From Middle English revelrye; equivalent to revel + -ry.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Joyful or riotous merry-making.
[During a wedding] As evening drew in and moths began to swoop under the canopy, now lit with floating golden lanterns, the revelry became more and more uncontained.
2007, J.K.Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text The women pale and staring under the sun. In plain skirts, drab shoes. In hair scarves. Their drunken revelry jars.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| revelries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
festivity · celebration · revelment
Translations (37)
ru кутёж (joyful merry-making) · bg веселба (joyful merry-making) · ru разгу́л (joyful merry-making) · mk ве́селба (joyful merry-making) · uk бенкет (joyful merry-making) · gl xolda (joyful merry-making) · de Festlichkeit (joyful merry-making) · hi आमोद-प्रमोद (joyful merry-making) · ca xerinola (joyful merry-making) · mk пи́јанка (joyful merry-making) · hi रंगरली (joyful merry-making) · de Prasserei (joyful merry-making) · cs veselí (joyful merry-making) · it gozzoviglia (joyful merry-making) · de Gelage (joyful merry-making) · da lyst (joyful merry-making) · hi भावतरंग (joyful merry-making) · fa سپرخی (joyful merry-making) · it baldoria (joyful merry-making) · mi harakoakoa (joyful merry-making) · fi rellestys (joyful merry-making) · cs hýření (joyful merry-making) · de Lustbarkeit (joyful merry-making) · de Feier (joyful merry-making) · uk гуляння (joyful merry-making) · de Feierei (joyful merry-making) · de Feiern (joyful merry-making) · ru пиру́шка (joyful merry-making) · ru весе́лье (joyful merry-making) · cmn 狂欢 (joyful merry-making) · cmn 欢宴 (joyful merry-making) · uk веселощі (joyful merry-making) · fi juhlinta (joyful merry-making) · mi harakoa (joyful merry-making) · mi whakaharitanga (joyful merry-making) · de Orgie (joyful merry-making) · gl troula (joyful merry-making)