If we were to compress the universe back to its singularity (something like this is routinely done in large hardon colliders in physics labs), these different forces would merrily align and blend together without any bit of them getting violated. It's all part of how everything works: like...
Germanic source (compare Middle High German scherzen "to jump merrily, enjoy oneself," German scherz "sport"), from PIE *(s)ker... corn "horn (of an animal)," later "a corn on the foot," from Latin cornu "horn of an animal," from PIE root *ker- (1) "horn; head... ...
"in a merry manner, cheerfully;" from Old English myriglice "pleasantly, melodiously;"… See origin and meaning of merrily.
Not originally applied to humorous moods or speech or conduct, yet the word had a much wider senses in Middle English than modern: "pleasant-sounding" (of animal voices), "fine" (of weather), "handsome" (of dress), "pleasant-tasting" (of herbs). The evolution of the modern senses is...
Germanic source (compare Middle High Germanscherzen"to jump merrily, enjoy oneself," Germanscherz"sport"), from PIE*(s)ker-(2) "leap, jump about." Especially the lively second or third movement in a multi-movement musical work.Scherzandoin musical instruction is the Italian gerund ofscherz...
in music, "passage or movement of a light and playful character," 1852, from Italian scherzo, literally "sport, joke," from...or joke," from a Germanic source (compare Middle High German scherzen "to jump merrily, enjoy oneself," German scherz "sport... ...
Looke how we can, or sad or merrily, Interpretation will misquote our lookes. ["I Hen. IV," v.ii.13] The more usual modern sense of "cite incorrectly" is by 1690s. Related: Misquoted; misquoting. As a noun, "an incorrect quotation," from 1855. quota quotable quotation quoteworth...
in music, "passage or movement of a light and playful character," 1852, from Italian scherzo, literally "sport, joke," from...scherzare "to jest or joke," from a Germanic source (compare Middle High German scherzen "to jump merrily, enjoy oneself... ...
in music, "passage or movement of a light and playful character," 1852, from Italian scherzo, literally "sport, joke," from...scherzare "to jest or joke," from a Germanic source (compare Middle High German scherzen "to jump merrily, enjoy oneself...Especially the lively second or third...
"one who hinders enjoyment," 1786, from the verbal phrase (attested by 1711) in reference… See origin and meaning of spoil-sport.