Cheerfulness (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cheerfulness</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for merriment that I've seen before include "Gaiety, laughter, fun" , "Joy" , "laughing maybe" , "Hilarity" , "Jollity" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cheerfulness</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for jocundity that I've seen is " Cheerfulness".)
(Other definitions for joie de vivre that I've seen before include "Ebullience" , "Enjoyment of life" , "Exuberance in enjoying life" .)