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merry

1

[ mer-ee ]

adjective

merrier, merriest.
  1. full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit:

    a merry little man.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. laughingly happy; mirthful; festively joyous; hilarious:

    a merry time at the party.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  3. Archaic. causing happiness; pleasant; delightful.


Merry

2

[ mer-ee ]

noun

  1. a female given name.

merry

/ ˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. cheerful; jolly
  2. very funny; hilarious
  3. informal.
    slightly drunk
  4. archaic.
    delightful
  5. make merry
    to revel; be festive
  6. play merry hell with informal.
    to disturb greatly; disrupt
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Pronunciation Note

See Mary.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adverb
  • ˈԱ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of merry1

First recorded before 900; Middle English meri(e),myrie, murie, Old English myr(i)ge, mer(i)ge “pleasant, delightful”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of merry1

Old English merige agreeable
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. make merry, Older Use.
    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.

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"If you're selling tickets for a living, the more the merrier."

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Meanwhile, Snow White’s signature costume is so brightly saturated that it’s blinding; it appears especially bizarre when she tromps around the woods with a hoodie-clad Jonathan and his troupe of merry Brooklyn bicycle messengers.

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At Christmas, astronauts on the International Space Station posted a festive message in which they wished their friends and family on Earth a merry Christmas.

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Once more it was on the edge where Scotland made merry, this after Wales made a mess of an exit.

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But like generations of pilgrims, dropouts, and merry pranksters before him, what he discovered on that journey was his mission.

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