A1adjective · rare

merry

mer·ry

merry · merrier · merriest

веселий

весёлый, живой, радостный, энергичный

froh, fröhlich, gut gelaunt

Jolly and full of high spiritsJolly and full of high spirits; happy.

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/ˈmɛ.ɹi/

» Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Веселого Різдва тобі та твоїй родині.

Веселого Різдва вам та вашій родині.

Meaning

5 senses

Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
We had a very merry Christmas.
fröhlich, froh, gut gelaunt
весёлыйvesjólyj, ра́достныйrádostnyj
весе́лийvesélyj
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Festive and full of fun and laughter.
Everyone was merry at the party.
весёлыйvesjólyj
offering fun and gaiety
Brisk.
The play moved along at a merry pace.
The car moved at a merry clip.
живо́йživój, оживлённыйoživljónnyj, энерги́чныйenergíčnyj
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
a merry jest
(euphemistic)Drunk; tipsy.
Some of us got a little merry at the office Christmas party.

Examples

120 sentences

Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Веселого Різдва тобі та твоїй родині.
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Tom wished everybody a merry Christmas.
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Tom wished everyone a merry Christmas.
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I wish you a merry Christmas.
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Let's eat, drink, and be merry.
ruДавайте есть, пить и веселиться.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

jolly and full of high-spirits:

Русский

By meaning 2

jolly and full of high-spirits:

brisk:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

jolly and full of high-spirits:

Origin

From Middle English myrie, merie, mery, from Old English myrġe, myriġe (“pleasing, agreeab

From Middle English myrie, merie, mery, from Old English myrġe, myriġe (“pleasing, agreeable; pleasant, sweet, delightful; melodious”), from Proto-West Germanic *murgī (“short, slow, leisurely”), from Proto-Germanic *murguz (“short, slow”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short”). Cognate with Scots mery, mirry (“merry”), Middle Dutch mergelijc (“pleasant, agreeable, joyful”), Norwegian dialectal myrjel (“small object, figurine”), Latin brevis (“short, small, narrow, shallow”), Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”). Doublet of brief.

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