merry
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 about merry
make merry, Older Use.
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 merry
1pronunciation note For merry
Other words for merry
Opposites for merry
Other words from merry
- mer·ri·ly, adverb
- mer·ri·ness, noun
- o·ver·mer·ri·ly, adverb
- o·ver·mer·ri·ness, noun
- o·ver·mer·ry, adjective
- un·mer·ri·ly, adverb
- un·mer·ry, adjective
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Other definitions for Merry (2 of 2)
a female given name.
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How to use merry in a sentence
So astronomers only had a brief window of time to gather as much data as they could about the object before it went on its merry way.
The debate continues: ‘Oumuamua could be remnant of Pluto-like planet | Jennifer Ouellette | March 18, 2021 | Ars TechnicaWe don’t want to wait months or years to find that merry band of outsiders who love the same odd little movie we do.
Will the Pandemic Spawn a New Genre of Cult Classics? Barb and Star Suggests Yes | Stephanie Zacharek | March 6, 2021 | TimeEarly in the pandemic, a lot of people said things like, let’s just require the people who are the most vulnerable to stay at home, and the rest of us should be able to go about our merry way.
“Vaccine passports could further erode trust” | Lindsay Muscato | December 22, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewWe may admire colorful light displays from the safety of our cars, or watch the Rat King leap across our television screens, but there is no shortage of opportunities to feel merry and bright.
Today in D.C.: Headlines to start your Thursday in D.C., Maryland and Virginia | Dana Hedgpeth, Teddy Amenabar | December 10, 2020 | Washington PostAfter a while I saw that there was just a merry-go-round of abused women coming in and coming out, none of whom were healing.
Bohac said the bill does not require anyone to say “merry Christmas” if they are not up for it.
Because we all grew up initially thinking it was “God Rest Ye, merry Gentlemen.”
But asked if he would say “merry Christmas” to someone who he knew did not celebrate the holiday, he paused for several seconds.
Deck your halls instead with boughs of holly, shouting “merry Christmas” (or “Happy Hanukkah”) well into the night.
In his last tweet, he wished his followers a “merry Christmas.”
We were in the midst of it, and having a merry time, when the door suddenly opened and Liszt appeared.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThere was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeThe comical little pig and the merry monkey hid under the bush and ate acorns as they watched the circus procession go past.
Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard BarnumThe vintage hath mourned, the vine hath languished away, all the merry have sighed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousHow gracefully she led off the merry dance whilst clogs were on her spirits, weighing upon every movement.
British Dictionary definitions for merry
/ (ˈmɛrɪ) /
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
Origin of merry
1Derived forms of merry
- merrily, adverb
- merriness, noun
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