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[ mer-ee ] / ˈmɛr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR merry ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, mer·ri·er, mer·ri·est.full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit: a merry little man. laughingly happy; mirthful; festively joyous; hilarious: a merry time at the party. Archaic. causing happiness; pleasant; delightful. Idioms for merrymake merry, - to be happy or festive: The New Year's revelers were making merry in the ballroom.
- to make fun of; ridicule: The unthinking children made merry of the boy who had no shoes.
Origin of merryFirst recorded before 900; Middle English meri(e),myrie, murie, Old English myr(i)ge, mer(i)ge “pleasant, delightful” SYNONYMS FOR merry1 happy, blithe, blithesome, frolicsome, cheery, glad. 2 jolly, jovial, gleeful. SEE SYNONYMS FOR merry ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR merrySEE ANTONYMS FOR merry ON THESAURUS.COM pronunciation note for merrySee Mary. OTHER WORDS FROM merrymer·ri·ly, adverbmer·ri·ness, nouno·ver·mer·ri·ly, adverbo·ver·mer·ri·ness, noun o·ver·mer·ry, adjectiveun·mer·ri·ly, adverbun·mer·ry, adjective Words nearby merryMerrilyn, Merrimac, Merrimack, merriment, Merritt Island, merry, merry-andrew, merry-bells, merry dancers, merry-go-round, merrymaker Definition for merry (2 of 2)[ mer-ee ] / ˈmɛr i /
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for merryBecause we all grew up initially thinking it was “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen.” Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bohac said the bill does not require anyone to say “Merry Christmas” if they are not up for it. A Field General in the War on Christmas|David Freedlander|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST But asked if he would say “Merry Christmas” to someone who he knew did not celebrate the holiday, he paused for several seconds. A Field General in the War on Christmas|David Freedlander|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Deck your halls instead with boughs of holly, shouting “Merry Christmas” (or “Happy Hanukkah”) well into the night. A Field General in the War on Christmas|David Freedlander|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his last tweet, he wished his followers a “Merry Christmas.” Rand Paul Has a Few Festivus Grievances|Ben Jacobs|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST The sound of merry voices and laughing came from within, and his first hesitating knock was unanswered. Tom Brown's School Days|Thomas Hughes I can't be merry so near any splenetic talk; so I made that long line, and now all's well again. The Journal to Stella|Jonathan Swift He was no less delighted to see the boys than Aunt Lucy had been, and the meal was a merry one. The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell|L. P. Wyman Now stretch out in line, my merry ones, with arrow on string, and I shall show you such sport as only the King can give. The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle His “Merry Christmas” to Mrs. Purtett was followed up by a ravished kiss and the gift of a silver butter-knife. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862|Various
British Dictionary definitions for merry
adjective -rier or -riestcheerful; jolly very funny; hilarious British informal slightly drunk archaic delightful make merry to revel; be festive play merry hell with informal to disturb greatly; disrupt Derived forms of merrymerrily, adverbmerriness, nounWord Origin for merryOld English merige agreeable Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to merrypleasant, winsome, enjoyable, mad, joyous, sunny, rollicking, jolly, cheerful, lively, hilarious, amusing, comical, joyful, glad, lighthearted, fun-loving, blithe, boisterous, boon |