revelry
revelry — noun
1. loud, lively celebration where large groups of people eat, drink, dance, and sin
loud, lively celebration where large groups of people eat, drink, dance, and sing, often in public spaces and continuing late into the night
After the wedding ceremony, the revelry in the town square continued well past midnight.
collocation: revelry in [location]
The sound of revelry from the carnival parade could be heard several blocks away.
sound of revelry — sensory context
Devika's neighbours complained about the late-night revelry coming from her apartment.
Kasia and her friends joined the street revelry after the football team returned home with the trophy.
What began as a quiet dinner among friends soon turned into drunken revelry that lasted until dawn.
- merrymaking
more old-fashioned and literary; suggests cheerful fun rather than wild behaviour
- carousing
emphasises heavy drinking in a group; stronger negative connotation
- celebration
neutral and broader; lacks the 'noisy/unrestrained' element
- festivities
more neutral, often refers to planned events rather than spontaneous partying
用法筆記
Often carries a mildly critical or disapproving tone when used to describe others' behaviour, especially with modifiers such as drunken or noisy. More common in literary and journalistic writing than in everyday conversation.