merry, blithe, jocund, jovial, jolly mean showing high spirits or lightheartedness. merry suggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of frolic or festivity.

merry - First meant "peaceful" or "pleasant," which is what it first meant in "Merry Christmas." See also related terms for pleasant. Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

Add to word list old-fashioned happy or showing enjoyment: the merry sound of laughter

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

If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful.

Definition of merry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Merry Look up Merry or merry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Merry may refer to: A happy person with a jolly personality.

To be merry is to be happy, especially in a fun, festive way. Parties and celebrations are merry, and so are the fun people who attend them. This old fashioned word for “happy” is popular in …

MERRY meaning: 1 : very happy and cheerful feeling or showing joy and happiness; 2 : causing joy and happiness

Some common synonyms of merry are blithe, jocund, jolly, and jovial. While all these words mean "showing high spirits or lightheartedness," merry suggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited …