Definitions for Merry
ˈmɛr imer·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthfuladjective

   full of or showing high-spirited merriment

   "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"

2. gay, festal, festive, merryadjective

   offering fun and gaiety

   "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"

3. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippyadjective

   quick and energetic

   "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. merryadjective

   Jolly and full of high-spirits

   We had a very merry Christmas.

2. merryadjective

   Festive and full of fun and laughter

3. merryadjective

   Brisk

   The play moved along at a merry pace.

4. merryadjective

   happy or showing enjoyment

5. Merrynoun

   Originally a nickname for a merry person.

6. Merrynoun

   from the adjective, also a diminutive of Mary and Mercy.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MERRYadjective

   1. Laughing; loudly cheerful; gay of heart.

   They drank and were merry with him. Gen. xliii. 34.

   The vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted sigh. Isa. xxiv.

   Some that are of an ill and melancholy nature, incline the company into which they come to be sad and ill-disposed; and others that are of a jovial nature, do dispose the company to be merry and cheerful. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   Man is the merriest species of the creation; all above and below him are serious. Addison.

   2. Causing laughter.

   You kill’d her husband, and for that vile fault
   Two of her brothers were condemn’d to death;
   My hand cut off, and made a merry jest. William Shakespeare.

   3. Prosperous.

   In my small pinnace I can sail,
   Contemning all the blust’ring roar;
   And running with a merry gale,
   With friendly stars my safety seek,
   Within some little winding creek,
   And see the storm ashore. Dryden.

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1. merry

   Merry is an adjective describing something or someone as cheerful, joyous, festive, or joveminded. It generally refers to a lively and fun atmosphere, but can also refer to a person's happy mood or demeanor. It is often used in expressions related to celebration and festivities, such as "Merry Christmas."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Merry

   laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive

2. Merry

   cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy

3. Merry

   causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, / merry jest

4. Merrynoun

   a kind of wild red cherry

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1. Merry

   Merry is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Tokyo in 2001. The current member lineup consists of Gara on vocals, Yuu and Kenichi on guitar, Tetsu on bass, and Nero on the drums.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Merry

   mer′i, adj. sportive: cheerful: noisily gay: causing laughter: lively.—adv. Merr′ily.—ns. Merr′imake, Merr′y-make (Spens.), a meeting for making merry, a festival, mirth.—v.i. to make merry, to feast.—ns. Merr′iment, Merr′iness, gaiety with laughter and noise: mirth: hilarity; Merr′y-an′drew, one who makes sport for others: a buffoon: one who goes round with a mountebank or a quack doctor—also Merr′yman; Merr′y-go-round, a revolving ring of hobby-horses, &c., on which children ride round at fairs, &c.; Merr′y-mak′ing, a merry entertainment, a festival; Merr′y-thought, the forked bone of a fowl's breast, which two persons pull at in play, the one who breaks off the longer part being thought likely to be first married. [A.S. merg, from the Celtic, as in Gael. and Ir. mear, merry, Gael. mir, to sport.]

2. Merry

   mer′i, n. an English wild-cherry. [Fr. merise.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MERRY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Merry is ranked #8844 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Merry surname appeared 3,704 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Merry.
   
   92.8% or 3,439 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 92 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 85 total occurrences were Black.
   1.3% or 50 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 25 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 13 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce Merry?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Merry in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Merry in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Merry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Merry in a Sentence

1. Charles Dickens:

   A merry Christmas to everybody A happy New Year to all the world

2. Charles Dickens:

   'Out upon merry Christmas What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer... If I could work my will,' said Scrooge indignantly, 'every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' upon his lips should be boiled with his won pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should'

3. Niraj Gautam:

   People seem to be in a merry mood and look like they have been waiting for this moment for ages, but it is a sad day for us.

4. Ziv Cohen:

   There's a lot of evidence, from the 911 calls, from the witnesses at Merry Piglets, and I believe there were other witnesses, that their relationship was spiraling out of control, there was conflict, verbal conflict, physical conflict, and certainly, I think that the Merry Piglets episode is significant in the sense that even other people were running afoul of Brian Laundrie.

5. Charles Dickens:

   'A merry Christmas, uncle God save you' cried a cheerful voice. 'Bah' said Scrooge. 'Humbug'

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