merry, blithe, jocund, jovial, jolly mean showing high spirits or lightheartedness. merry suggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of frolic or festivity. Full of cheerfulness, liveliness, and good feelings: merry revelers.

Understanding the Context

2. Marked by or offering fun, good feelings, and liveliness; festive: a merry evening. 3. Brisk: a merry pace.

Key Insights

4. Archaic Delightful or pleasing. [Middle English merri, from Old English mirige, pleasant; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.] mer′ri ness n. MERRY definition: 1. happy or showing enjoyment: 2.

Final Thoughts

UK polite word for slightly drunk: 3. happy or showing…. Learn more. Definition of merry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful.

Proper noun Merry A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a merry person. A female given name from merry. A diminutive of the female given name Mercy.