merry Hear it!

merry Definition

merry (mer′ē)

adjective -·rier, -·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”

merry Related Forms

mer′·rily adverb mer′·ri·ness noun

merry Idioms

make merry

to be festive and full of gaiety; have fun

merry Synonyms

merry

modif.

  1. Happy

    cheerful, joyous, mirthful; see happy 1.

  2. Festive

    enjoyable, amusing, lively; see entertaining, pleasant 2.

merry Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • very: C France, South " The 11th November is St Martin's day, a very merry day in France.
  • pretty: First he had a period of being very sad, and then he had a period when he was pretty merry.
  • quite: So anyway, by 2pm I'm quite merry and go into camp mode.
  • so: And then we were so merry all the way home!
  • not: I'm chiefly sad, my lord, your queen's not merry.
  • rather: Hope your looking after the Arbroath top that was bid for by a group of rather merry gents at the recent succesful Sportsmans Dinner.

Preposition: for

tomorrow: This combination of nihilism and despair soon leads to hedonism - " eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: I don't make merry myself at Christmas and I can't afford to make idle people merry.
  • get: Even getting a bit merry, not to mention totally tanked, was considered impolite.

Modifies a noun

  • christmas: I wish you all the best & a merry christmas.
  • Men: Why don't you carry on, With your Merry Men.
  • Xmas: A Merry Xmas to everybody at your company from a very satisfied customer.
  • xmas: Speak to you soon, loads of love Jemma xxx Reply from: samaya - 24 Dec 03 Subject: merry xmas Hiya.
  • maid: CLEANERS " Cleaning has grown an awful lot, " says Barbara Roberts, network manager at domestic cleaning chain Merry Maids.
  • peal: November 20 th 1918 Bells rang out a merry peal on news of the end of hostilities with Germany at Foxearth.

Used with adjective complement

  • make: He made merry in the day of Jacob's captivity.
  • get: Insider's Bahamas Whether you want to soak up the 007 vibe or get merry on rum, check out essential travel tips.. .
  • look: His laughs make the cloudy gray skies look as tho they are clear blue, and the passengers start to look merrier too.
  • have: They had merry go rounds to sit on and swings and see saws.
  • grow: They grew yet merrier as they went, leading the way, and never looking behind them.