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merry

2 syllables · also merrier, merriest

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As an adjective, merry means jolly and full of high spirits. As a noun, it means an English wild cherry.

Meanings of merry

9 meanings

adjective

Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
“We had a very merry Christmas.”
Festive and full of fun and laughter.
“Everyone was merry at the party.”
Brisk
“The play moved along at a merry pace.”
“The car moved at a merry clip.”
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
“a merry jest”
euphemisticDrunk; tipsy
“Some of us got a little merry at the office Christmas party.”
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”
“the jolly crowd at the reunion”
Similar: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful
Offering fun and gaiety
“a festive (or festal) occasion”
“gay and exciting night life”
“a merry evening”
Similar: gay, festal, festive
Quick and energetic
“a brisk walk in the park”
“a lively gait”
“a merry chase”
Similar: alert, brisk, lively, rattling, snappy, spanking

noun

An English wild cherry.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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adjective: full of or showing high-spirited merriment

gay jocund jolly jovial mirthful

adjective: offering fun and gaiety

gayfestalfestive

adjective: quick and energetic

alert brisk lively rattling snappy spanking zippy

Words that rhyme with merry

very marry harry larry jerry scary terry bury fairy cherry perry hairy ferry sherry berrykerry

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