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