# merriness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The property of being merry.

## Etymology
From Middle English merines, mirynes, mirines, myrynesse, from Middle English miriġness, myriġness (“pleasantness, sweetness”), equivalent to merry + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/merriness