merry (Meaning)
merry (s)
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
offering fun and gaiety
quick and energetic
merry (superl.)
Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive.
Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, / merry jest.
merry (n.)
A kind of wild red cherry.
Synonyms & Antonyms of merry
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- despondent
- dispirited
- dejected
- crying
- unhappy
- glum
- brokenhearted
- sad
- despondent
- dispirited
- sorrowful
- aggrieved
- disconsolate
- crestfallen
- anguished
- anguished
- crestfallen
- discontented
- heartbroken
- depressed
- weeping
- saddened
- saddened
- sorrowful
- downcast
- melancholy
- wailing
- blue
- weeping
- blue
- abject
- aggrieved
- wailing
- forlorn
- crying
- downcast
- sad
- glum
- dejected
- discontented
- disconsolate
- abject
- forlorn
- heartbroken
- unhappy
- melancholy
- brokenhearted
- depressed
Synonyms:
- humorous
- jovial
- lively
- jocose
- joyful
- amused
- blithesome
- laughing
- jocund
- jocular
- amusing
- witty
- sunny
- happy
- smiling
- mirthful
- funny
- playful
- bright
- blithe
- gleeful
Antonyms:
- somber
- joyless
- sobbing
- miserable
- morose
- miserable
- joyless
- desolate
- heartsick
- disheartened
- groaning
- gray
- lugubrious
- disheartened
- doleful
- dolorous
- sullen
- dreary
- plaintive
- somber
- heavyhearted
- mournful
- black
- morose
- lugubrious
- dolorous
- low-spirited
- low-spirited
- mournful
- comfortless
- lachrymose
- depressing
- moaning
- grey
- gray
- moody
- moaning
- disgruntled
- cheerless
- woeful
- cheerless
- comfortless
- heavyhearted
- dismal
- downhearted
- bleak
- woeful
- plaintive
- gloomy
- moody
- saturnine
- sombre
- doleful
- wretched
- lachrymose
- downhearted
- desolate
- gloomy
- depressing
- dark
- heartsick
- sorry
- disgruntled
- black
- saturnine
- sullen
- groaning
- grey
- wretched
- sombre
- dark
- dreary
- sorry
- dismal
- bleak
- sobbing
Synonyms:
- euphoric
- jaunty
- chipper
- blessed
- gay
- elated
- facetious
- chuckling
- thrilled
- giggling
- hilarious
- comical
- blest
- animated
- riotous
- beaming
- perky
- blissful
- peppy
- vivacious
- buoyant
- cavalier
- optimistic
- comic
- radiant
- enraptured
- lightsome
- sprightly
- easygoing
- spirited
- carefree
- exuberant
- overjoyed
- ecstatic
- gladsome
- exhilarated
- zippy
- jesting
- jubilant
- rapturous
- unconcerned
- sanguine
- exultant
- bouncing
- uproarious
- hopeful
- joyous
- rosy
- insouciant
- cheery
- sportive
- delighted
- lighthearted
- high
- frolicsome
- joking
- frisky
- upbeat
- flippant
Antonyms:
merry Sentence Examples
- The children were merry as they skipped through the daisy-strewn meadow.
- The partygoers reveled in the merry atmosphere, dancing and laughing with abandon.
- The tinkling of bells filled the air, creating a merry ambiance that lifted spirits.
- The festive season brought merriment to the town, with colorful decorations and cheerful music.
- The lively band played merry tunes that made the crowd sway and sing along.
- The toddler's merry laughter echoed through the house, filling it with joy and happiness.
- The birds sang merry melodies that greeted the rising sun.
- The merry-go-round spun gracefully, carrying children on a whirlwind of laughter and excitement.
- The pranksters devised a merry plan to amuse their friends.
- The merry widow danced with a twinkle in her eye, despite her recent loss.
FAQs About the word merry
full of or showing high-spirited merriment, offering fun and gaiety, quick and energeticLaughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; in
jolly, festive, cheerful, humorous, jovial,lively, jocose, joyful, amused, blithesome
despondent, dispirited, dejected, crying, unhappy, glum, brokenhearted, sad, despondent, dispirited
The children were merry as they skipped through the daisy-strewn meadow.
The partygoers reveled in the merry atmosphere, dancing and laughing with abandon.
The tinkling of bells filled the air, creating a merry ambiance that lifted spirits.
The festive season brought merriment to the town, with colorful decorations and cheerful music.
