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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mer•ry /ˈmɛri/USA pronunciation   adj., -ri•er, -ri•est. 
  1. full of cheerfulness or joy;
    joyous in spirit:He was a merry soul that evening.
  2. having much festiveness:a merry party.
mer•ri•ly, adv. : merrily rejoicing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mer•ry  (mer′ē),USA pronunciation adj., mer•ri•er, mer•ri•est. 
  1. full of cheerfulness or gaiety;
    joyous in disposition or spirit:a merry little man.
  2. laughingly happy;
    mirthful;
    festively joyous;
    hilarious:a merry time at the party.
  3. [Archaic.]causing happiness;
    pleasant;
    delightful.
  4. Idiomsmake merry:
    • Idiomsto be happy or festive:The New Year's revelers were making merry in the ballroom.
    • to make fun of;
      ridicule:The unthinking children made merry of the boy who had no shoes.
  • Middle English meri(e), myrie, murie, Old English myr(i)ge, mer(i)ge pleasant, delightful bef. 900
mer′ri•ly, adv. 
mer′ri•ness, n. 
    1. happy, blithe, blithesome, frolicsome, cheery, glad. See gay. 2. jolly, jovial, gleeful.
    1. sad. 2. solemn.
Mer•ry  (mer′ē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a female given name.
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