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.

Idioms for merry

    make merry,
    1. to be happy or festive: The New Year's revelers were making merry in the ballroom.
    2. to make fun of; ridicule: The unthinking children made merry of the boy who had no shoes.

Origin of merry

before 900; Middle English meri(e), myrie, murie, Old English myr(i)ge, mer(i)ge pleasant, delightful

OTHER WORDS FROM merry

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH merry

marry Mary merry

Words nearby merry

merrilyn, merrimac, merrimack, merriment, merritt island, merry, merry dancers, merry men, merry mount, merry widow, merry wives of windsor, the

Words related to merrier

pleasant, winsome, enjoyable, mad, joyous, sunny, rollicking, jolly, cheerful, lively, hilarious, amusing, comical, joyful, glad, lighthearted, fun-loving, blithe, boisterous, boon

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British Dictionary definitions for merrier

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, adverb merriness, noun

Word Origin for merry

Old English merige agreeable