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merry

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??i/
  • (General American) enPR: m?r??, IPA(key): /?m??i/, /?me??i/
  • (Marymarrymerry distinction)
  • (Marymarrymerry 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)

  1. Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
  2. 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.
  3. Brisk
  4. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
  5. (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)

  1. An English wild cherry.

Anagrams

  • Rymer

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vociferous

English

Etymology

From Latin vociferari (shout, yell), from vox (voice) + ferre (to carry) (see infer). Surface analysis is voice +? -iferous.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /v???s?f???s/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /vo??s?f???s/

Adjective

vociferous (comparative more vociferous, superlative most vociferous)

  1. Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
    • 1909, Ralph Connor, The Foreigner, ch. 17:
      They crowded around him with vociferous welcome, Brown leading in a series of wild cheers.

Synonyms

  • noisy

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

  • vociferous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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