Merry suggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of frolic or festivity. Full of cheerfulness or gaiety Joyous in disposition or spirit. See examples of merry used in a sentence. The merry sound of laughter If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful.
Definition of merry adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Full of cheerfulness, liveliness, and good feelings. Joyous in disposition or spirit A merry time at the party Idioms to be happy or festive
The unthinking children made merry of the boy who had no shoes Happy, blithe, blithesome, frolicsome, cheery, glad To be merry is to be happy, especially in a fun, festive way Parties and celebrations are merry, and so are the fun people who attend them This old fashioned word for “happy” is popular in december when people say, “merry christmas.”
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