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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.
Merry definition: full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit. See examples of MERRY used in a sentence.
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.
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 meaning: 1. happy or showing enjoyment: 2. UK polite word for slightly drunk: 3. happy or showing…. Learn more.
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.
If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful. [old-fashioned] He was much loved for his merry nature. From the house come the bursts of merry laughter. Merry black eyes glinted at them. Synonyms: cheerful, happy, upbeat [informal], carefree More Synonyms of merry.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective merry mean? There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective merry, 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
