different between merry vs cheeful
merry
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??i/
- (General American) enPR: m?r??, IPA(key): /?m??i/, /?me??i/
- (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
- (Mary–marry–merry merger)
- Rhymes: -??i
- Hyphenation: mer?ry
Etymology 1
From Middle English mery, merie, mirie, myrie, murie, mur?e, from Old English meri?e, miri?e, myri?e, myre?e, myr?e (“pleasing, agreeable; pleasant, sweet, delightful; melodious”), from Proto-Germanic *murguz (“short, slow”), from Proto-Indo-European *mré??us (“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 ?????? (brakhús, “short”). Doublet of brief.
Alternative forms
- merie, merrie, mery (obsolete)
Adjective
merry (comparative merrier, superlative merriest)
- Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
- Festive and full of fun and laughter.
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
- If I have the chance, I will make our worshipful Sheriff pay right well for that which he hath done to me. Maybe I may bring him some time into Sherwood Forest and have him to a right merry feast with us.
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
- Brisk
- Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
- (euphemistic) drunk; tipsy
Synonyms
- (jolly): cheerful, content, ecstatic, exultant, gay, happy, jovial, joyful, pleased; see also Thesaurus:happy
- (festive): convivial, gay, jovial
- (brisk): energetic, lively, spirited; see also Thesaurus:active
- (causing laughter): delightful, gladful
- (drunk): lushy, muzzy, squiffy; see also Thesaurus:drunk
Antonyms
- (jolly): miserable, unhappy
Derived terms
- Merry Christmas
Translations
Derived terms
- merrier
- merrily
- merriment
- merriness
Related terms
- mirth
Etymology 2
French merise
Noun
merry (plural merries)
- An English wild cherry.
Anagrams
- Rymer
merry From the web:
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cheeful
cheeful From the web:
- what does cheerful mean
- cheerful means what
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