merriness

Variant of merry

merry definition

merry (mer′ē)

adjective merrier -·rier, merriest -·ri·est

  1. full of fun and laughter; lively and cheerful
  2. conducive to fun and laughter; festive the merry month of May
  3. Archaic pleasant or amusing

Etymology: ME mery < OE myrge, pleasing, agreeable, akin to OHG murgi, short < IE base *mreĝhu-, *mrĝhu-, short > Gr brachys, L brevis, short: basic sense “lasting a short time, seeming brief”

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merry Idioms

make merry

to be festive and full of gaiety; have fun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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