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- Dictionarymerry/ˈmɛri/
adjective
- 1. cheerful and lively: "the streets were dense with merry throngs of students" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MERRY is full of gaiety or high spirits : mirthful. How to use merry in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Merry.
MERRY definition: 1. happy or showing enjoyment: 2. UK polite word for slightly drunk: 3. happy or showing…. Learn more.
1. Full of cheerfulness, liveliness, and good feelings: merry revelers. 2. Marked by or offering fun, good feelings, and liveliness; festive: a merry evening. 3. Brisk: a merry pace. 4. Archaic Delightful or pleasing. [Middle English merri, from Old English mirige, pleasant; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots .] mer′ri·ly adv. mer′ri·ness n.
Merry definition: full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit. See examples of MERRY used in a sentence.
MERRY meaning: 1. happy or showing enjoyment: 2. UK polite word for slightly drunk: 3. happy or showing…. Learn more.
To be merry is to be happy, especially in a fun, festive way. Parties and celebrations are merry, and so are the fun people who attend them. This old fashioned word for “happy” is popular in December when people say, “Merry Christmas.”
(British English, informal) to cause somebody a lot of trouble or worry. make merry. (old-fashioned) to enjoy yourself by singing, laughing, drinking, etc. the more the merrier. (saying) the more people or things there are, the better the situation will be or the more fun people will have.
Merry Definition. mĕrē. merrier, merriest. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Pronoun. Idiom. Filter. adjective. merrier, merriest. Full of fun and laughter; lively and cheerful. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Conducive to fun and laughter; festive. The merry month of May.
showing enjoyment and happiness: a merry laugh. Merry Christmas! merrily. adverb. (Definition of merry from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of merry. in Chinese (Traditional) 快樂的, 愉快的，快樂的，興高采烈的, 喝醉的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 快乐的, 愉快的，快乐的，兴高采烈的, 喝醉的… See more. in Spanish.
Definitions of 'merry' 1. If you describe someone's character or behavior as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful. [old-fashioned] [...] 2. See Merry Christmas [...] More. Synonyms of 'merry' • cheerful, happy, upbeat (informal) [...] • tipsy, happy, elevated (informal) [...] • comical, funny, comic [...] More.
