English Dictionary
Definition of “merry”
merry (ˈmɛrɪ
)
Alternative Forms
ˈmerrily adverb ˈmerriness noun Word Origin
Old English merige agreeable
Synonyms
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cheerful,
happy,
upbeat,
carefree,
glad,
jolly,
festive,
joyous,
joyful,
genial,
fun-loving,
chirpy,
vivacious,
rollicking,
convivial,
gleeful,
blithe,
frolicsome,
mirthful,
sportive,
light-hearted,
jocund,
gay,
blithesome,
Quotations
"A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance"
Bible: Proverbs
Translations
- British English:
merry
Merry means happy and cheerful....a merry little tune.ˈmɛrɪ ADJECTIVE ...a merry little tune.
- Spanish:
alegre
adj
- French:
joyeux
adj joyeuse
- German:
fröhlich
adj
- Chinese: 欢乐的 adj
- Arabic: بَهِيجٌ adj
- Portuguese: feliz adj
- Russian: веселый adj веселая
- Croatian: veseo adj vesela
- Czech: veselý adj
- Danish: glad adj
- Dutch: vrolijk adj
- Finnish: iloinen adj
- Greek: χαρωπός adj χαρωπή
- Italian: contento adj contenta
- Japanese: 陽気な no_posp
- Korean: 즐거운 adj
- Norwegian: lystig adj
- Polish: wesoły adj wesoła
- Brazilian Portuguese: feliz adj
- European Spanish:
alegre
adj
- Swedish: glad adj glatt
- Thai: รื่นเริง adj
- Turkish: şen şakrak adj
- Vietnamese: vui vẻ adj
Usage examples
Peter wondered whether the merry widow had stopped in for breakfast this morning.
MacLeod, Charlotte, Something in the Water (1994)The rest of us should eat, drink, and get as merry as we like.
Spiked (2003)The Christchurch native was with his merry band of Kiwi brothers sporting shirts spelling out ``Bring Back Hadlee '.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)Two days before we were due to come home we were all rather merry in the bar.
Sun, News of the World (2000)Few of the boys smiled now -- we were no longer the merry band of days gone by.
Patrick Bishop, FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
