different between merry vs sunny
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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sunny
English
Etymology
From Middle English sunni, from Old English *sunni?. Cognate with West Frisian sinnich, Low German sünnig, Dutch zonnig, German sonnig. Equivalent to sun +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?ni/
- Rhymes: -?ni
- Homophone: sonny
Adjective
sunny (comparative sunnier, superlative sunniest)
- (of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.
- Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.
- (of a place) Receiving a lot of sunshine.
- the sunny side of a hill
- I would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.
- (figuratively, of a person or a person's mood) cheerful
- a sunny disposition
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors Act I scene 1
- My decayed fair / A sunny look of his would soon repair.
- 1841, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge
- A gleam of sun shining through the unsashed window, and chequering the dark workshop with a broad patch of light, fell full upon him, as though attracted by his sunny heart.
- Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; shiny; radiant.
- sunny beams
Synonyms
- (weather, day): bright; sunshiny
- (place): sunlit
- (person): bright, cheerful
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
sunny (not comparable)
- (US, regional) sunny side up
Noun
sunny (plural sunnies)
- A sunfish.
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