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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: merriest
merry
adj 1: 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” [syn:
gay,
jocund,
jolly,
jovial,
mirthful]
2: offering fun and gaiety;
“a gala ball after the
inauguration”;
“a festive (or festal) occasion”;
“gay and
exciting night life”;
“a merry evening” [syn:
gala(a),
gay,
festal,
festive]
3: quick and energetic;
“a brisk walk in the park”;
“a lively
gait”;
“a merry chase”;
“traveling at a rattling rate”;
“a
snappy pace”;
“a spanking breeze” [syn:
brisk,
lively,
rattling,
snappy,
spanking,
zippy]
[also:
merriest,
merrier]
merriest
See
merry
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Merriest
Merry
\Mer"ry\, a. [Compar.
Merrier; superl.
Merriest.] [OE.
merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige,
pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short,
Goth. gama['u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who
cuts off his thumb to escape military service; the
Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of
making the time seem short. Cf.
Mirth.]
1. Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good
spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive.
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They drank, and were merry with him. --Gen. xliii.
34.
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I am never merry when I hear sweet music. --Shak.
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2. Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.
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Is any merry? let him sing psalms. --Jas. v. 13.
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3. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, a merry
jest.
“Merry wind and weather.” --Spenser.
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Merry dancers. See under
Dancer.
Merry men, followers; retainers. [Obs.]
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His merie men commanded he
To make him bothe game and glee. --Chaucer.
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To make merry, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to
feast with mirth. --Judg. ix. 27.
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Syn: Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful;
joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.
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