merry

CEFRB1

/ˈmɛ.ɹi/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happy, cheerful, and full of fun.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Festive and full of fun and laughter.

Examples

  • Little did I dream of hearing such a merry song.

  • Let's sing some merry songs.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmeɹ.i/
  • /ˈmɛɹ.e/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.

  2. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.

  3. Drunk; tipsy.

More examples

In context

  • Merry is scared of dogs.

  • The play moved along at a merry pace.

  • Everyone was merry at the party.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English myrie, merie, mery, from Old English myrġe, myriġe (“pleasing, agreeable; pleasant, sweet, delightful; melodious”), from Proto-West Germanic *murgī (“short, slow, leisurely”), from Proto-Germanic *murguz (“short, slow”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short”). Cognate with Scots mery, mirry (“merry”), Middle Dutch mergelijc (“pleasant, agreeable, joyful”), Norwegian dialectal myrjel (“small object, figurine”), Latin brevis (“short, small, narrow, shallow”), Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”). Doublet of brief.