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   Mer·ry

   /ˈmerē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. cheerful and lively: "the narrow streets were dense with merry throngs of students" Similar cheerfulcheeryin good spiritshigh-spiritedblithebrightsunnylightheartedbuoyantbubblylivelycarefreewithout a care in the worldjoyfuljoyousrejoicingjollyjocundconvivialfestivemirthfulgleefulhappygladlaughinginformal:chirpydated:gayarchaic:frolicsomesportiveblithesomeOpposite miserablesadgloomy
   • ▪ (of an occasion or season) characterized by festivity and rejoicing: "he wished me a merry Christmas"
   • ▪ slightly and good-humoredly drunk: "after the third bottle of beer he began to feel quite merry" Similar tipsymellowslightly drunkinformal:tiddlysquiffy

   Word Origin Old Englishmyrige ‘pleasing, delightful’, of Germanic origin; related to mirth.

   Derivatives

   • 1. merriness noun

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   Merry definition: full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit. See examples of MERRY used in a sentence.

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   What does Merry mean in English?

   • alegre, embriagado, alto… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! MERRY meaning: 1. happy or showing enjoyment: 2. UK polite word for slightly drunk: 3. happy or showing…. Learn more.

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   How do you describe a merry person?

   • If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful. He was much loved for his merry nature. From the house come the bursts of merry laughter. Merry black eyes glinted at them. Chris threw back his head and laughed merrily. A merry sound or sight makes you feel cheerful.

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   What does make merry mean?

   • a merry little man. a merry time at the party. Archaic. causing happiness; pleasant; delightful. a female given name. informal. archaic. play merry hell withinformal. See Mary. make merry,Older Use. The New Year's revelers were making merry in the ballroom. The unthinking children made merry of the boy who had no shoes.

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   What does Merry Christmas mean?

   • merry Christmas! You say Merry Christmas to wish people a happy time at Christmas. What is the pronunciation of merry? 快樂的, 愉快的，快樂的，興高采烈的, 喝醉的… 快乐的, 愉快的，快乐的，兴高采烈的, 喝醉的… feliz, alegre, achispado… alegre, embriagado, alto… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! MERRY meaning: 1. happy or showing enjoyment: 2.

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   happy or showing enjoyment: the merry sound of laughter. She had a merry smile. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling pleasure and happiness. (as) pleased as Punch idiom. ASMR. be dancing in the streets idiom. be floating on air idiom.

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   If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful. [old-fashioned] He was much loved for his merry nature. From the house come the bursts of merry laughter. Merry black eyes glinted at them. Synonyms: cheerful, happy, upbeat [informal], carefree More Synonyms of merry.

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   full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit. a merry little man. 2. laughingly happy; mirthful; festively joyous; hilarious. a merry time at the party. 3. archaic. causing happiness; pleasant; delightful. 4. See make merry.

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   Define merry. merry synonyms, merry pronunciation, merry translation, English dictionary definition of merry. happy, cheery, glad; jolly, jovial, mirthful; joyous in disposition: a merry old elf Not to be confused with: marry – take a husband or wife; wed; combine,...

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   Definitions of 'merry'. 1. If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful. [old-fashioned] [...] 2. A merry sound or sight makes you feel cheerful. [old-fashioned] [...] 3. If you get merry, you get slightly drunk.

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   adverb. (Definition of merry from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of merry. in Chinese (Traditional) 快樂的, 愉快的，快樂的，興高采烈的, 喝醉的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 快乐的, 愉快的，快乐的，兴高采烈的, 喝醉的… See more. in Spanish. feliz, alegre, achispado… See more. in Portuguese. alegre, embriagado, alto… See more.