Gayety
91Lilt — Lilt, v. t. To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness. [1913 Webster] A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out By violet hooded doctors. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …
92Merrily — Mer ri*ly, adv. [From {Merry}.] In a merry manner; with mirth; with gayety and laughter; jovially. See {Mirth}, and {Merry}. [1913 Webster] Merrily sing, and sport, and play. Granville. [1913 Webster] …
93Merriment — Mer ri*ment, n. Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic. Follies and light merriment. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Methought it was the sound Of riot and ill managed merriment. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
94Merriness — Mer ri*ness, n. The quality or state of being merry; merriment; mirth; gayety, with laughter. [1913 Webster] …
95Mirth — Mirth, n. [OE. mirthe, murthe, merthe, AS. myr[eth], myrg[eth], merh[eth], mirh[eth]. See {Merry}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity. [1913 Webster] Then will I cause to cease . . . from the streets of… …
96Pleasance — Pleas ance, n. [F. plaisance. See {Please}.] 1. Pleasure; merriment; gayety; delight; kindness. [Archaic] Shak. Full great pleasance. Chaucer. A realm of pleasance. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. A secluded part of a garden. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] …
97Pleasantries — Pleasantry Pleas ant*ry, n.; pl. {Pleasantries}. [F. plaisanterie. See {Pleasant}.] That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous …
98Pleasantry — Pleas ant*ry, n.; pl. {Pleasantries}. [F. plaisanterie. See {Pleasant}.] That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark;… …
99Riant — Ri ant , a. [F. riant, p. pr. of rire to laugh, L. ridere.] Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape. [1913 Webster] In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the other sources, with a strict… …
100Sallies — Sally Sal ly, n.; pl. {Sallies}. [F. saillie, fr. saillir. See Sally, v.] 1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring. [1913 Webster] 2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place… …