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