merry
[ mer-ee ]
/ ˈmɛr i /
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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.
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Idioms about 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.
make merry, Older Use.
Origin of merry
First recorded before 900; Middle English meri(e),myrie, murie, Old English myr(i)ge, mer(i)ge “pleasant, delightful”
how to pronounce merry
See Mary.
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Other definitions for merry (2 of 2)
Merry
[ mer-ee ]
/ ˈmɛr i /
noun
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for merry
merry
/ (ˈmɛrɪ) /
adjective -rier or -riest
cheerful; 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 merry
merrily, adverbmerriness, nounWord Origin for merry
Old English merige agreeable
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