adj., -ri·er, -ri·est.

1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly.
2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening.
3. Archaic. Delightful; entertaining.
4. Brisk: a merry pace.

[Middle English merri, from Old English mirige, pleasant.]

merrily mer'ri·ly adv.
merriness mer'ri·ness n.

adjective

1. Characterized by joyful exuberance: blithe, blithesome, boon², convivial, gay, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful. See happy/unhappy.
2. Marked by festal celebration: festive, gala, glad, gladsome, happy, joyful, joyous. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: very happy; festive
Antonyms: gloomy, grave, sad, serious, sorrowful, unhappy, upset

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IN BRIEF: Filled with fun and laughter.

Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast. — William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "merry" which means filled with fun, is "marry" which means to enter into a close union with another person.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - munter, lystig, glad

idioms:

• make merry    more sig, gøre sig lystig over

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrolijk, levendig/vlug, aangeschoten, zwarte bes

Français (French)
adj. - joyeux, gai, éméché

idioms:

• make merry    s'amuser

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fröhlich, leicht betrunken

idioms:

• make merry    sich amüsieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύθυμος, πρόσχαρος, χαρωπός, μισομεθυσμένος, στο κέφι, όμορφος

idioms:

• make merry    γλεντώ, εορτάζω, διασκεδάζω

Italiano (Italian)
allegro, brillo

idioms:

• make merry    far festa

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - alegre

idioms:

• make merry    divertir-se

Русский (Russian)
приятный, веселый, подвыпивший, шутливый, черешня

idioms:

• make merry    веселиться

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alegre, divertido, animado, achispado

idioms:

• make merry    divertirse, pasarlo bien

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - munter, glad

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
快乐的, 嬉戏作乐的, 愉快的

idioms:

• make merry    作乐

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 快樂的, 嬉戲作樂的, 愉快的

idioms:

• make merry    作樂

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 활발한, 재미있는

idioms:

• make merry    흥겹게 떠들고 놀다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 陽気な, ほろ酔い機嫌の, お祭り気分の

idioms:

• make merry    浮かれる, 冷やかす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرح, بهيج, متسم بالبهجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שמח, עליז, שתוי‬

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