Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: merry
IPA transcription: [m'ɛɹi]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
    Meaning: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "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"
  • Synonyms: gay, festal, festive, merry
    Meaning: offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
Usage examples
  • No, be merry.
  • Merry Christmas!"
  • Merry Christmas!'
  • A merry Christmas to everybody!
  • A merry Christmas to you, sir!"
  • A merry Christmas to you, sir!'
  • "It's Flint, by ----!" cried Merry.
  • "'A merry Christmas to you, Bun Rabbit!
  • "You are a merry fellow," said the old man.
  • And a happy, sometimes a merry time it was.