Dictionary Definition
merry adj
1 full of or showing high-spirited merriment;
"when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in
such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the
reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a
merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
[syn: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful]
2 offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the
inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting
night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: gala(a), gay, festal, festive]
3 quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the
park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling
rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: brisk, lively, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy] [also: merriest, merrier]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛri
Etymology
etyl ang mirige.Adjective
Translations
Jolly and full of high-spirits
- Finnish: hauska
Festive and full of fun and laughter
- Finnish: hauska
Brisk
Extensive Definition
The name Merry can refer to several different
fictional characters, including:
- Meriadoc Brandybuck, from the The Lord of the Rings
- Merry, the Girl of 1000 Gimmicks, from various DC Comics
- Merry a Japanese Visual Kei band.
- Merry Stuart, Echo106point8.com DJ Top radio presenter
- The Going Merry
merry in German: Merry
merry in French: Merry
merry in Japanese: Merry
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
addled,
animated, beery, bemused, besotted, blind drunk, blithe, blithesome, boon, buoyant, buxom, carefree, carouse, celebrate, cheerful, cheery, convivial, crapulent, crapulous, delighted, dizzy, drenched, drunk, drunken, exhilarating, exuberant, far-gone, festal, festive, flustered, fou, frivolous, frolic, full, gala, gay, giddy, glad, gladsome, gleeful, glorious, happy, hilarious, in liquor, inebriate, inebriated, inebrious, intoxicated, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughter-loving,
light-hearted, lighthearted, lively, mad, make merry, maudlin, mellow, merrymaking, mirth-loving,
mirthful, muddled, nappy, on the loose, reeling, rejoicing, revel, riant, risible, shikker, sodden, sotted, sprightly, tiddly, tipsy, unconstrained, under the
influence, vivacious,
wild