revel

[ rev-uhl ]
See synonyms for revel on Thesaurus.com
verb (used without object),rev·eled, rev·el·ing or (especially British) rev·elled, rev·el·ling.
  1. to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.

  2. to indulge in boisterous festivities; celebrate.

noun
  1. boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.

  2. Often revels . an occasion of merrymaking or noisy festivity with dancing, masking, etc.

Origin of revel

1
First recorded in 1275–1325; (for the verb) Middle English revelen, from Old French reveler “to raise tumult, make merry,” from Latin rebellāre “to wage war again” (rebel ); noun derivative of the verb

Other words for revel

Other words from revel

  • rev·el·er; especially British, rev·el·ler, noun
  • rev·el·ment, noun
  • un·rev·el·ing, adjective
  • un·rev·el·ling, adjective

Words Nearby revel

Other definitions for Revel (2 of 2)

Revel
[ rey-vuhl; Russian rye-vyil ]

noun
  1. former Russian name of Tallinn.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use revel in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for revel

revel

/ (ˈrɛvəl) /


verb-els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled (intr)
  1. (foll by in) to take pleasure or wallow: to revel in success

  2. to take part in noisy festivities; make merry

noun
  1. (often plural) an occasion of noisy merrymaking

  2. a less common word for revelry

Origin of revel

1
C14: from Old French reveler to be merry, noisy, from Latin rebellāre to revolt, rebel

Derived forms of revel

  • reveller, noun
  • revelment, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012