triumph, jubilation, heyday, flush, revelling; merrymaking &c
(amusement) 840; jubilee &c (celebration) 883; paean, Te Deum &c
(thanksgiving) 990 [Lat.]; congratulation &c 896.
smile, simper, smirk, grin; broad grin, sardonic grin.
laughter (amusement) 840.
risibility; derision &c 856.
Momus; Democritus the Abderite†; rollicker†.
V. rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars; congratulate oneself,
hug oneself; rub one's hands, clap one's hands; smack the lips, fling
up one's cap; dance, skip; sing, carol, chirrup, chirp; hurrah; cry for
joy, jump for joy, leap with joy; exult &c (boast) 884; triumph; hold
jubilee &c (celebrate) 883; make merry &c (sport) 840.
laugh, raise laughter &c (amuse) 840.
Adj. rejoicing &c v.; jubilant, exultant, triumphant; flushed, elated,
pleased, delighted, tickled pink.
amused &c 840; cheerful &c 836.
laughable &c (ludicrous) 853.
Int. hurrah!, Huzza!, aha!†, hail!, tolderolloll!†, Heaven be praised!,
io triumphe!†, tant mieux! [Fr.], so much the better.
Phr. the heart leaping with joy; ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de
rire [Fr.]; Laughter holding both his sides [Milton]; le roi est mort,
vive le roi; with his eyes in flood with laughter [Cymbeline].