revelry

English

Etymology

revel +‎ -ry

Pronunciation

enPR: rĕvʹ-əl-ri, IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛvəlɹi/
- (UK, US) IPA^(key): [ˈɹɛv.əɫ.ɹi]
Rhymes: -ɛvəlɹi

Noun

revelry (countable and uncountable, plural revelries)

Joyful or riotous merry-making.
- 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)
  The women pale and staring under the sun. In plain skirts, drab shoes. In hair scarves. Their drunken revelry jars.

Synonyms

celebration, festivity, revelment

Derived terms

revelrous

Translations

joyful merry-making

Catalan: xerinola (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 狂欢 (zh) (kuáng huān), 欢宴 (zh) (huān yàn)
Danish: lyst (da)
Finnish: juhlinta (fi), rellestys (fi)

German: Festlichkeit (de) f, Lustbarkeit f, Prasserei f
Italian: baldoria (it) f, gozzoviglia (it) f
Maori: whakaharitanga, harakoa, harakoakoa
Persian: سپرخی‎ (separxi)
Russian: кутёж (ru) m (kutjóž), пиру́шка (ru) f (pirúška), весе́лье (ru) n (vesélʹje), разгу́л (ru) m (razgúl)

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