solidation, syndication, mergence, Commerce. amalgamation; union, coalition, association, combination, joining.
2. conglomerate, combine, syndicate; alignment, bloc, pool, cartel, monopoly, trust company, Commerce. trust.
meridian, n. 1. acme, zenith, noon, noontide, apogee, climax, culmination, pitch, crowning point, high point, orgasm, supreme moment; prime, heyday, maturity, fruition, bloom, full flower; height, extremity, extreme, utmost, uttermost, U.S. SI. the tops; sublimity, supremacy, consummation, perfection; summit, apex, vertex, tip, top, tiptop; pinnacle, peak, crest, spire, heights; crown, cap, headpiece, head.
-adj. 2. culminating, culminant, climactic, cli-mactical, crowning, meridional; summital, apical, highest, uppermost, topmost, top, tiptop, apogeal, apogean; sublime, supreme, consummate, perfect; peerless, incomparable, unequalled, second to none, Fr. sans pareil; superlative, superior, best, finest, prime, choicest, greatest, maximal, utmost, uttermost.
merit, n. 1. excellence, worth, worthiness, quality, value, virtue, integrity, good, goodness; asset, strong point, plus; credit, desert, due, reward, recompense, Archaic, meed.
-v. 2. deserve, be worthy of, be qualified for; earn, be entitled to, have a right to, have a claim to; have [s.t.] coming to one.
merited, adj. deserved, earned; just, rightful, right, due equitable, fair; fitting, (of punishment) condign, suitable, appropriate, meet; reasonable, justified, justifiable.
meritorious, adj. praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, Brit, gradely, estimable, admirable; reputable, creditable, deserving, worthy; sterling, exemplary, excellent, good, noble; honorable, virtuous, righteous, upright, just, right-minded, principled; heroic, manly, chivalrous; generous, unselfish, charitable; unimpeachable, irreproachable, blameless.
mermaid, n. 1. sea-maid, sea nymph, nymph, Class. Myth, siren; water spirit, undine.
2. swimmer, natator, naiad, SI. fish.
merriment, n. gaiety, gayness, mirth, mirthfulness, hilarity, good or high spirits, jocundity; joviality, jollity, levity, buoyancy, light-heartedness, blithesomeness; cheer, cheerfulness, joyfulness, joyousness; joy, delight, pleasure, happiness, felicity; elation, exhilaration, exuberance, enthusiasm, vivacity, animation, liveliness, effervescence; exultation, glee, jubilance, ju-bilancy, rejoicing, celebration, jollification; fun, enjoyment, cakes and ale, revelry, revel, conviviality, festivity, partying, playing, sport; noise, noisiness, vociferousness, boisterousness, laughter, rowdiness, SI. hell-raising, rabble-rousing.
merry, adj. 1. cheerful, cheery, full of cheer, gay, sunny, in good or high spirits; blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, buoyant, optimistic, positive, Inf upbeat, beamish; debonair, free and easy, carefree, easygoing, breezy, airy, happy-go-lucky, untroubled; genial, convivial, amiable, good-natured, friendly; jovial, jocund, jolly, mirthful, hilarious; riant, laughing, smiling, happy as a lark; happy, glad, blissful, beatific, pleased, delighted, Inf. tickled pink; joyful, joyous, jubilant, rejoicing, gleeful; exultant, in seventh heaven, elated, over-joyed, thrilled, exhilarated; animated, lively, Chiefly U.S. Inf. chipper, jaunty, vivacious, sprightly.