MERRIES

Noun

merries

plural of merry

Anagrams

• Riemers

Source: Wiktionary

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MERRY

Mer"ry, a. [Compar. Merrier; superl. Merriest.] Etym: [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gamaúrgjan 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. They drank, and were merry with him. Gen. xliii. 34. I am never merry when I hear sweet music. Shak.

2. Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy. Is any merry Jas. v. 13.

3. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, merry jest. "Merry wind and weather." Spenser. Merry dancers. See under Dancer.

– Merry men, followers; retainers. [Obs.] His merie men commanded he To make him bothe game and glee. Chaucer.

– To make merry, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth. Judg. ix. 27.

Syn.

– Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.

Mer"ry, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of wild red cherry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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