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