Merry

Festive first name

Merry means cheerful and lively, often with a festive quality: Merry Christmas, a merry band of revelers.

It suggests lighthearted joy rather than deep happiness—the mood of celebration and good company.

To make merry is to enjoy oneself with others, typically with food and drink.

The more the merrier welcomes additional company.

Robin Hood's merry men were his cheerful companions in outlawry.

joyful

cheerful

Pleasantly bright in mood

  • jollyCheerful and lively
  • happyFeeling pleasure or contentment
  • gleefulFull of high-spirited joy

joyous · lighthearted · festive · mirthful · blithe · buoyant · jovial · elated · bright · sunny

tipsy

tipsy

Mildly intoxicated

flushed · inebriated · jovial · lightheaded · rosy · warm · relaxed · convivial · carousing · reveling

Christmas

Christmas

Winter nativity celebration

carols · Santa · tidings · wreath · wassail · eggnog · mistletoe · stockings · jingle · sleighbells

names

England

Largest British country

trickster · men · band · Andrew · Oldfield · monarch · wives · widow · maidens · Sherwood

Categories
Opposites
emotional state/mood

Merrysad

Emotionally low

unhappy · sorrowful · miserable · dejected · melancholy

festive atmosphere/spirit

Merrysomber

Gravely serious in mood

gloomy · dreary · funereal · joyless · cheerless

disposition/temperament

Merrydour

Sternly gloomy

morose · glum · sullen · melancholic · saturnine

Phrases
Family

merrily, merriment, merriness, merrier, merriest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G