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:
- forlorn
- sad
- glum
- abject
- depressed
- anguished
- brokenhearted
- despondent
- weeping
- brokenhearted
- unhappy
- aggrieved
- glum
- disconsolate
- wailing
- crying
- crying
- heartbroken
- melancholy
- downcast
- despondent
- aggrieved
- saddened
- unhappy
- forlorn
- melancholy
- anguished
- dispirited
- crestfallen
- sorrowful
- abject
- heartbroken
- disconsolate
- weeping
- wailing
- dejected
- crestfallen
- dispirited
- saddened
- depressed
- sorrowful
- blue
- downcast
- discontented
- discontented
- dejected
- blue
- sad
Synonyms:
- gleeful
- blithesome
- joyful
- jocular
- laughing
- jocose
- blithe
- lively
- amused
- jovial
- funny
- sunny
- jocund
- amusing
- playful
- mirthful
- bright
- humorous
- happy
- smiling
- witty
Antonyms:
- desolate
- groaning
- desolate
- groaning
- disheartened
- saturnine
- morose
- lugubrious
- sorry
- moody
- wretched
- dreary
- joyless
- heartsick
- joyless
- sombre
- sobbing
- gloomy
- low-spirited
- dreary
- lachrymose
- black
- dolorous
- sullen
- grey
- heavyhearted
- woeful
- disheartened
- disgruntled
- morose
- miserable
- comfortless
- wretched
- dark
- saturnine
- dismal
- depressing
- bleak
- plaintive
- heavyhearted
- gray
- black
- lugubrious
- depressing
- mournful
- gray
- cheerless
- sorry
- moody
- cheerless
- bleak
- doleful
- dark
- gloomy
- dismal
- dolorous
- downhearted
- disgruntled
- plaintive
- downhearted
- mournful
- somber
- moaning
- heartsick
- moaning
- comfortless
- low-spirited
- sombre
- miserable
- grey
- sobbing
- lachrymose
- sullen
- woeful
- doleful
- somber
Synonyms:
- exultant
- hilarious
- carefree
- sprightly
- exhilarated
- cheery
- vivacious
- comic
- joking
- blest
- radiant
- chipper
- hopeful
- blissful
- cavalier
- unconcerned
- spirited
- enraptured
- delighted
- peppy
- upbeat
- rapturous
- easygoing
- high
- chuckling
- jaunty
- joyous
- exuberant
- animated
- gay
- insouciant
- beaming
- overjoyed
- rosy
- thrilled
- elated
- ecstatic
- buoyant
- lighthearted
- giggling
- comical
- jubilant
- bouncing
- zippy
- uproarious
- flippant
- facetious
- blessed
- frisky
- sportive
- optimistic
- euphoric
- gladsome
- perky
- jesting
- riotous
- sanguine
- lightsome
- frolicsome
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
festive, cheerful,jolly, gleeful, blithesome, joyful, jocular, laughing, jocose, blithe
forlorn, sad, glum, abject, depressed, anguished, brokenhearted, despondent, weeping, brokenhearted
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.
