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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

IN BRIEF: In a fun-filled and happy manner.

The carolers went merrily down the lane singing their songs.

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For a list of words related to merry, see:

• Happy, Playful, Optimistic, or Elated

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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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