'Merry' definitions:
Definition of 'merry'
From: WordNet
adjective
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, merry, mirthful]
adjective
Offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: gay, festal, festive, merry]
adjective
Definition of 'Merry'
From: GCIDE
- Merry \Mer"ry\, a. [Compar. Merrier; superl. Merriest.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama['u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts off his thumb to escape military service; the Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of making the time seem short. Cf. Mirth.]
- 1. Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive. [1913 Webster]
- They drank, and were merry with him. --Gen. xliii. 34. [1913 Webster]
- I am never merry when I hear sweet music. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy. [1913 Webster]
- Is any merry? let him sing psalms. --Jas. v. 13. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, a merry jest. "Merry wind and weather." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Merry dancers. See under Dancer.
- Merry men, followers; retainers. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- His merie men commanded he To make him bothe game and glee. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- To make merry, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth. --Judg. ix. 27. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Merry'
From: GCIDE
- Merry \Mer"ry\ (m[e^]r"r[y^]), n. (Bot.) A kind of wild red cherry. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'merry'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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