a. [ Compar. Merrier superl. Merriest. ] [ OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gamaúrgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts off his thumb to escape military service; the Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of making the time seem short. Cf. Mirth. ] 1. Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive. [ 1913 Webster ]

They drank, and were merry with him. Gen. xliii. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am never merry when I hear sweet music. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Jas. v. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, a merry jest. “Merry wind and weather.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Merry dancers. See under Dancer. --
Merry men, followers; retainers. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] His merie men commanded he
To make him bothe game and glee. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] --
To make merry, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth. Judg. ix. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious. [ 1913 Webster ]

Merry

n. (Bot.) A kind of wild red cherry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Merry-andrew

n. One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a zany; especially, one who attends a mountebank or quack doctor. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This term is said to have originated from one Andrew Borde, an English physician of the 16th century, who gained patients by facetious speeches to the multitude. [ 1913 Webster ]

Merry-go-round

n. Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; esp., a group of seats in the shape of hobbyhorses or other fanciful animals, arranged in a circle on a platform that is rotated by a mechanical drive, often to the accompaniment of music; the seats often move up and down in synchrony with the rotation; -- called also carousel. It is employed primarily for the amusement of children, and is typically found at an amusement park. [ 1913 Webster ]

Merrymake

v. i. To make merry; to be jolly; to feast. [ Written also merrimake. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Merrymake

n. Mirth; frolic; a meeting for mirth; a festival. [ Written also merrimake. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Merrymaker

n. One who makes merriment or indulges in conviviality; a jovial comrade. [ 1913 Webster ]

Merrymaking

a. Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Merrymaking

n. The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Merrymeeting

n. A meeting for mirth. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

merry-go-round

(n) a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose), Example:if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over

merrymaking

(n) a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity, Syn. jollification, conviviality

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Wonnemonat Mai

merry month of May

fröhlich; lustig { adj } | fröhlicher; lustiger | am fröhlichsten; am lustigsten

merry | merrier | merriest

weinselig { adj }

merry on wine; merry with wine

Frohe Weihnachten!

Merry Christmas!

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