MERRIMENT

fun, merriment, playfulness

(noun) activities that are enjoyable or amusing; “I do it for the fun of it”; “he is fun to have around”

gaiety, merriment

(noun) a gay feeling

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

merriment (countable and uncountable, plural merriments)

a state of enjoyable exuberance

playful fun

Source: Wiktionary

Mer"ri*ment, n.

Definition: Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic. "Follies and light merriment." Spenser. Methought it was the sound Of riot and ill-managed merriment. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition