Merry (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective, mer·ri·er, mer·ri·est.
  1. full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit: a merry little man.
  2. laughingly happy; mirthful; festively joyous; hilarious: a merry time at the party.
  3. causing happiness; pleasant; delightful.
Idioms
  1. make merry, Older Use.
    • to be happy or festive: The New Year's revelers were making merry in the ballroom.
    • to make fun of; ridicule: The unthinking children made merry of the boy who had no shoes.
noun
  1. a female given name.
adjective -rier or -riest
  1. cheerful; jolly
  2. very funny; hilarious
  3. slightly drunk
  4. delightful
  5. to revel; be festive
  6. to disturb greatly; disrupt
Merry (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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