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For me, the spirit of Christmas means being happy and giving freely. It's a tradition for all the kids in the family to help mom decorate the tree. Christmas is all about family, eating, drinking and making merry.
Malaika Arora Khan

Meaning of "merry" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MERRY

Old English merige agreeable.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MERRY

merry  [ˈmɛrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Merry is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MERRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of merry in the English dictionary

The first definition of merry in the dictionary is cheerful; jolly. Other definition of merry is very funny; hilarious. Merry is also slightly drunk.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERRY


berry
ˈbɛrɪ
bury
ˈbɛrɪ
cherry
ˈtʃɛrɪ
derry
ˈdɛrɪ
ferry
ˈfɛrɪ
huckleberry
ˈhʌkəlˌbɛrɪ
jerry
ˈdʒɛrɪ
Kerry
ˈkɛrɪ
Londonderry
ˈlʌndənˌdɛrɪ
meri
ˈmɛrɪ
merrie
ˈmɛrɪ
overmerry
ˌəʊvəˈmɛrɪ
Owerri
əˈwɛrɪ
perry
ˈpɛrɪ
Pondicherry
ˌpɒndɪˈtʃɛrɪ
Puducherry
ˌpuːduːˈtʃɛrɪ
sherry
ˈʃɛrɪ
terry
ˈtɛrɪ
unmerry
ʌnˈmɛrɪ
very
ˈvɛrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERRY

meroplankton
merosome
Merovingian
merozoite
merrie
merrier
merriest
merrily
merriment
merriness
merry dancers
merry men
merry-andrew
merry-go-round
merrymaker
merrymaking
merryman
merrythought
mersalyl
merse

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERRY

bearberry
black cherry
blackberry
blueberry
Burberry
chinaberry
crackberry
cranberry
cream sherry
dingleberry
gooseberry
holly berry
lingonberry
maraschino cherry
mulberry
raspberry
serry
strawberry
Tom and Jerry
Tom, Dick and Jerry

Synonyms and antonyms of merry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MERRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «merry» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of merry

Translation of «merry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERRY

Find out the translation of merry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of merry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «merry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

欢乐的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alegre
570 millions of speakers

English

merry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मीरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بَهِيجٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

веселый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feliz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুচেতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

joyeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gembira
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fröhlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

陽気な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

즐거운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenengake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vui vẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मजेदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wesoły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щасливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vesel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαρωπός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrolik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lystig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of merry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERRY»

The term «merry» is very widely used and occupies the 8.503 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «merry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «merry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about merry

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10 QUOTES WITH «MERRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word merry.
1
Richard Barnfield
As it fell upon a day in the merry month of May, sitting in a pleasant shade which a grove of myrtles made.
2
William Blake
When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.
3
Edward Fitzgerald
I am all for the short and merry life.
4
Matt Groening
Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.
5
Colin Hay
I got very famous for a minute and then it just all went away, you know? And for the last 20 years - you've got to pick yourself up and dust yourself off and then go on your merry way and start again, in a sense, and that's what I've been doing.
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Washington Irving
Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.
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Malaika Arora Khan
For me, the spirit of Christmas means being happy and giving freely. It's a tradition for all the kids in the family to help mom decorate the tree. Christmas is all about family, eating, drinking and making merry.
8
Caroline Knapp
Happy and alone, you say? Reclusive and merry? How oxymoronic! Pas possible! Alas, the concept is lost on so many.
9
Jacqueline Leo
Life isn't a 24/7 merry go round. If it were, you wouldn't get the 7 hours of sleep necessary to keep you fit and sane.
10
John Lyly
A merry companion is as good as a wagon.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERRY»

Discover the use of merry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to merry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Very Merry Christmas
When Geronimo travels to New York City for Christmas, he accidentally switches luggage with another passenger, so he travels all over the city searching for the bag's owner and his own bag, which contains his Christmas presents.
‎2008
2
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
The adventures of the outlaw Robin Hood and his merry men as they evade the king and overcome many a foe in Sherwood Forest.
Howard Pyle, 2010
3
Early Modern Europe, 1450-1789
"The title of this book, and perhaps also of the course for which you are reading it, is Early Modern Europe.
Merry E. Wiesner, 2013
4
Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe
A major new edition of the bestselling volume in New Approaches to European History.
Merry E. Wiesner, 2000
5
Organizational Transformation: Approaches, Strategies, Theories
Organizational Transformation is the first book to analyze how organizations make it through difficult periods.
Amir Levy, Uri Merry, 1986
6
Gender in History: Global Perspectives
With remarkable clarity and theoretical sophistication, the new edition of Gender in History: A Global Perspective offers rich insights into all that is currently known about gender roles throughout world history.
Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, 2011
7
Colonizing Hawaiʻi: The Cultural Power of Law
"This is an important study which details a crucial (and often ignored) chapter in American legal history.
Sally Engle Merry, 2000
8
The Merry-go-round
Nick, Kate and James are having a ride on the merry-go-round.
Beverley Randell, 1993
9
Human Rights and Gender Violence: Translating International ...
A much-needed exploration of how local cultures appropriate and enact international human rights law, this book will be of enormous value to students of gender studies and anthropology alike.
Sally Engle Merry, 2009
10
The Merry Wives of Windsor in Plain and Simple English (a ...
This book is a modern translation of The Merry Wives of Windsor. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then.
William Shakespeare, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term merry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Live opera “Merry Widow” in theaters Wednesday
Soprano Renee Fleming stars in the Metropolitan Opera production of “The Merry Widow,” being broadcast live to local movie theaters. «The Macomb Daily, Jul 15»
2
The Met: Live in HD Encores Susan Stroman's THE MERRY WIDOW …
THE MET: LIVE IN HD will screen an encore of Susan Stroman's production of THE MERRY WIDOW by Franz Lehár (originally transmitted ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
3
Band of merry men and women needed to plant Fernwood Forest
Two hundred years ago, P.E.I. was almost completely one Acadian forest. Tall ancient hemlock, yellow birch, red spruce, beech and white pine ... «Journal Pioneer, Jul 15»
4
Tickets available for Holyoke Merry-Go-Round fundraiser, $8K in …
HOLYOKE -- Fans of the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round are invited to participate in a fundraiser that offers $8,000 in prizes. Supporters of the ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Greece “No Longer in Arrears to IMF” as Money “Merry-Go-Round …
The Guardian called it “the Greek money merry-go-round” as Athens received the €7.2 billion loan from the EU and the ECB and immediately ... «The Pappas Post, Jul 15»
6
National Hiring Event Offering Nearly 1000 Opportunities to Live the …
That's the "Merry Maids Life," and Merry Maids is offering nearly 1,000 ... In fact, when she joined Merry Maids nearly 15 years ago as a team ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
7
The latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round
With a hat-tip to LobbyTools, here is latest on who is on and who is off the legislative staffing merry-go-round. Off: Jay Ferrin has left his position ... «SaintPetersBlog, Jul 15»
8
Eat, drink and be merry: Charles and Camilla enjoy their first day as …
After wrapping up a very successful week in Wales a few weeks ago, The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall began their annual visit to the South ... «Royal Central, Jul 15»
9
MetroParks announces Olympic rowing relationship
Merry said the Olympic designation gives Dayton a more serious name when it comes to rowing and gives the local teams an opportunity to ... «Dayton Daily News, Jul 15»
10
England's opening merry-go-round
The problem England have is not going to be solved by dropping people - if the replacements aren't much better. They have already shown ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»

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