merry
1. full of or showing high-spirited merriment (Freq. 4)
- when hearts were young and gay
- "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
• Syn:
gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful
• Similar to:
joyous
• Derivationally related forms:
mirthfulness (for: mirthful), merriness, joviality (for: jovial), jolly (for: jolly), jolliness (for: jolly), jollity (for: jolly), jocundity (for: jocund)
2. offering fun and gaiety (Freq. 1)
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
• Syn:
gay, festal, festive
• Similar to:
joyous
• Derivationally related forms:
merriness, festivity (for: festive)
3. quick and energetic
- a brisk walk in the park
- a lively gait
- a merry chase
- traveling at a rattling rate
- a snappy pace
- a spanking breeze
• Syn:
alert, brisk, lively, rattling, snappy,
spanking, zippy
• Similar to:
energetic
• Derivationally related forms:
zip (for: zippy), liveliness (for: lively), briskness (for: brisk)
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