Definitions

merry

[mer-ee] / ˈmɛr i /

ADJECTIVE

very happy; festive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amusing cheerful comical enjoyable fun-loving glad hilarious jolly joyful joyous lighthearted lively mad pleasant rollicking sunny winsome

WEAK

blithe blithesome boisterous boon carefree comic convivial entertaining facetious frolicsome funny gay gleeful grooving humorous jocund jumping larking mirthful perky riotous rip-roaring rocking saturnalian sportive unconstrained uproarious vivacious wild zappy zingy zippy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disagreeable gloomy grave sad serious solemn tragic unfunny unhappy unpleasant upset

WEAK

sorrowful

Example Sentences

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Winter wonderlands are absent from these images, though many of the locales Mr. Friedlander captures are merry and bright.

From The Wall Street Journal

But in “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” his riotous narrative inspired by his boyhood yuletides in the 1920s, Dylan Thomas serves up a dissenting version of the holiday as a merry mess.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I am as merry as a schoolboy,” he crows, suddenly young again.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nonetheless if the market doesn’t make strides over the remainder of the holiday season, investors won’t be feeling very merry.

From Barron's

“It feels very natural. I love being with so many people, the more the merrier.”

From Los Angeles Times

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