revelry

[ rev-uhl-ree ]

/ ˈrɛv əl ri /

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noun, plural rev·el·ries.

reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river.

Nearby words

revelation, revelation, book of, revelationist, revelator, revelatory, revelry, revels, revenant, revenge, revenge porn, revengeful

Origin of revelry

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at revel, -ry

SYNONYMS FOR revelry

merrymaking, celebration, carousal, spree.

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Examples from the Web for revelry

Noises came out of the interior, like a modified din from chambers of revelry.
Edith and John|Franklin S. Farquhar
The revelry at the Trevethlan Arms was protracted till a late hour.
Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3)|William Davy Watson
Those who quit that room, sir, often forget on the morrow what occurred during the revelry of the night.
The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray
And the dance went on, and revelry rose to its maddest pitch.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, April 9th, 1892|Various

They began to enter into the merry spirit of revelry which characterizes such entertainments in the cities of the Old World.
Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives|Allan Pinkerton

British Dictionary definitions for revelry

revelry

/ (ˈrɛvəlrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

noisy or unrestrained merrymaking

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revelry

noun, plural rev·el·ries.

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British Dictionary definitions for revelry

revelry

noun plural -ries