merry
Jolly and full of high spiritsJolly and full of high spirits; happy.
Recorded US: Tharthan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Веселого Різдва тобі та твоїй родині. — deniko
Веселого Різдва вам та вашій родині. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesJolly 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 sentencesTranslations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English myrie, merie, mery, from Old English myrġe, myriġe (“pleasing, agreeabFrom 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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
merrier, merriestSynonyms
415 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.