revel

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun unrestrained merrymaking
  2. verb take delight in
  3. verb celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Etymology

From Middle English revelen, from Old French revel, from reveler (“to be disorderly, to make merry”), from Latin rebello (“to rebel”). Doublet of rebel.

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Synonyms

revelry

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