Merry

See also Merry

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛri

Etymology

Old English miriġe (“‘pleasant’”).

Adjective

Merry (comparative merrier, superlative merriest)

Positive Merry

Comparative merrier

Superlative merriest

1. Jolly and full of high-spirits

   We had a very merry Christmas.

2. Festive and full of fun and laughter

   Everyone was merry at the party.

3. Brisk

   The play moved along at a merry pace.

4. happy or showing enjoyment

Synonyms

• happy
• gay
• content
• joyful
• cheerful
• pleased
• exultant
• ecstatic
• jovial

Antonyms

• miserable
• unhappy

Translations

Jolly and full of high-spirits

Arabic: مرح (máriħ) Chinese: 愉快 (yúkuài) Dutch: vrolijk nl(nl) Finnish: hauska fi(fi) French: joyeux fr(fr) German: fröhlich de(de) Hungarian: vidám hu(hu) Ido: joyoza io(io)

Irish: shona ga(ga) Italian: allegro it(it) Japanese: 陽気な (ようきな, yōki na) Korean: 즐거운 (jeulgeoun) Portuguese: alegre pt(pt) Russian: весёлый ru(ru) (vesjólyj) Spanish: alegre es(es) Swedish: munter sv(sv)

Festive and full of fun and laughter

Finnish: hauska fi(fi)

Brisk

Derived terms

• merrier
• merrily
• merriment

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