MERRY
What does "MERRY" mean?
Cheerful and lively; full of happiness and good spirits.
Meanings
- Cheerful, festive, and full of joy. They wished each other a merry Christmas.
- Slightly and pleasantly drunk. After two glasses of wine she was feeling merry. informal
Did you know?
- The root of 'merry' is connected to an ancient word for 'short' - the original idea being that a pleasant time is one that feels to pass quickly, the opposite of a long, dull wait.
Word origin
From Old English 'myrige' (pleasant, agreeable), related to a Germanic root meaning 'short' - the sense being that pleasant things make time feel short.
Remember it
MERRY has a double 'R' that rolls like laughter - rr-rr - the sound of someone who is merry and can't stop chuckling.
A little poem
The clock ran fast through all that bright-lit cheer,
for merry hours are thieves of half the year.
couplet
What it teaches
The hours you call merry are exactly the ones you wish were longer.
Quick facts
What does MERRY mean?
Cheerful and lively; full of happiness and good spirits.
Is MERRY a valid word?
Yes — MERRY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MERRY?
MERRY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MERRY come from?
From Old English 'myrige' (pleasant, agreeable), related to a Germanic root meaning 'short' - the sense being that pleasant things make time feel short.
What can MERRY teach us?
The hours you call merry are exactly the ones you wish were longer.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.