merry (redirected from going on merry way)

mer·ry  (mr)

adj. mer·ri·er, mer·ri·est

1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly.

2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening.

3. Archaic Delightful; entertaining.

4. Brisk: a merry pace.

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[Middle English merri, from Old English mirige, pleasant; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]

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merri·ly adv.

merri·ness n.

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merry [ˈmɛrɪ]

adj -rier, -riest

1. cheerful; jolly

2. very funny; hilarious

3. Brit informal slightly drunk

4. Archaic delightful

make merry to revel; be festive

play merry hell with Informal to disturb greatly; disrupt

[Old English merige agreeable]

merrily  adv

merriness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	merry - 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" jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful, gay joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
	2.	merry - offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" festal, festive, gay joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
	3.	merry - 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" brisk, spanking, zippy, alert, rattling, lively, snappy energetic - possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"

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merry

adjective

1. cheerful, happy, upbeat (informal), carefree, glad, jolly, festive, joyous, joyful, genial, fun-loving, chirpy (informal), vivacious, rollicking, convivial, gleeful, blithe, frolicsome, mirthful, sportive, light-hearted, jocund, gay, blithesome He was much loved for his merry nature.
cheerful sad, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, dismal, dejected, down in the dumps (informal)

2. (Brit. informal) tipsy, happy, elevated (informal), mellow, tiddly (slang, chiefly Brit.), squiffy (Brit. informal) After a couple of glasses I was feeling a bit merry.

make merry have fun, celebrate, revel, have a good time, feast, frolic, enjoy yourself, large it (Brit. slang), carouse, make whoopee (informal) Neighbours went out into the streets and made merry together.

Quotations
"A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance" Bible: Proverbs

Translations

merry [ˈmerɪ] ADJ (merrier (compar) (merriest (superl)))

1. (= cheerful) [laughter, face, tune] → alegre
they were in a very merry mood → estaban de muy buen humor
Robin Hood and his merry men → Robin Hood y sus valientes compañeros
Merry Christmas! → ¡Feliz Navidad!
to make merry (liter) → divertirse
to go one's (own) merry way whatever advice you give her she just goes her own merry way (iro) → le des el consejo que le des, ella sigue haciendo su santa voluntad
to lead sb a merry dance (Brit) (iro) → enredar a algn
see also hell A1
see also more B2

2. (Brit) (= tipsy) → achispado, alegre
to get merry → achisparse, ponerse alegre

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merry [ˈmɛri] adj

(= cheerful) → joyeux/euse
bursts of merry laughter → de joyeux éclats de rire
a merry little tune → un petit air gai
Merry Christmas! → Joyeux Noël!
A merry Christmas to all our readers → Un joyeux Noël à tous nos lecteurs.

(= tipsy) → gai(e)
He was rather merry after the office party → Il était plutôt gai après l'arrosage au bureau.
to get merry → prendre du bon temps

to make merry (= have a good time) (old-fashioned) → prendre du bon temps

(humorous) to continue on one's merry way (= continue regardless) → continuer son petit bonhomme de chemin
merry-go-round [ˈmɛrigəʊraʊnd] n

(in fairground) → manège m

(= whirl) → tourbillon m

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merry

adj (+er)

(= cheerful) → fröhlich, vergnügt, lustig; song, tune → fröhlich; to make merry → lustig und vergnügt sein; Merry Christmas! → fröhliche or frohe Weihnachten!; a Merry Christmas to all our readers → allen unseren Lesern ein frohes Weihnachtsfest; Merry England → das gute alte England

(fig) to lead somebody a merry dance → jdn ganz schön an der Nase herumführen; to play merry hell with something (inf) → etw total durcheinanderbringen; to give somebody merry hell (inf) → jdm einheizen (inf); to go one’s merry way → seiner Wege gehen

(Brit inf: = tipsy) → beschwipst, angeheitert (inf); to get merry → sich (dat) → einen anpicheln (inf)

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merry:

merry-go-round

n → Karussell nt

merrymaker

n → Festgast m, → Feiernde(r) mf

merrymaking

n → Feiern nt, → Belustigung f, → Lustbarkeit f (liter); after the merry had finished → nach Beendigung des Festes or der Lustbarkeiten (liter)

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merry [ˈmɛrɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (cheerful) → allegro/a, gaio/a, festoso/a (Brit) (fam) (tipsy) → brillo/a
Merry Christmas! → Buon Natale!

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merry [ˈmɛrɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (cheerful) → allegro/a, gaio/a, festoso/a (Brit) (fam) (tipsy) → brillo/a
Merry Christmas! → Buon Natale!

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merry

adj merry [ˈmeri]

1 cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc merry children; a merry party. vrolik مَرِح весел veselý; čilý munter lustig εύθυμος, κεφάτος alegre lustlik شاد iloinen joyeux שָׂמֵחַ, עָלִיז आनन्दपूर्ण veseo, radostan vidám gembira glaðlegur, líflegur felice, allegro 陽気な 유쾌한 linksmas jautrs, priecīgs riang vrolijk lystig, munter, livlig wesoły alegre vesel весёлый veselý vesel veseo munter, uppsluppen รื่นเริง neşeli, şen 歡樂的 веселий, радісний پر مسرت vui vẻ 欢乐的

2 slightly drunk He's been getting merry on whisky. lekker شِبه سَكْران подпийнал lehce podnapilý lystig angeheitert λιγάκι πιωμένος, που βρίσκεται στο κέφι alegre, achispado nokastanud مست hiprakassa pompette קְצָת שִׁיכּוֹר विनोदी pripit spicces agak mabuk góðglaður, hreifur allegro ほろ酔いの 약간 취한 linksmas, įkaušęs iereibis, ieskurbis pening lalat aangeschoten påseilet podchmielony alegre навеселе podnapitý, rozjarený v rožicah pripit lite glad, lite på snusen ดื่มอย่างเล็กน้อย çakırkeyf 微醉的 напідпитку, під чаркою نشے کے عالم میں ngà ngà say 微醉的

adv merrily

vrolik بِفَرَح وَمَرَح весело vesele muntert; lystigt lustig εύθυμα alegremente rõõmsalt با خوشی iloisesti joyeusement בְּשִׂמחָה प्रसन्नतापूर्वक veselo, radosno vidáman dengan gembira glaðlega allegramente 陽気に 즐겁게 linksmai jautri, priecīgi dengan riang vrolijk lystig, muntert wesoło alegremente voios, cu veselie весело veselo veselo veselo muntert, uppsluppet อย่างสนุกสนาน neşeyle 歡樂地 весело خوش باشی سے vui vẻ 欢乐地

n merriness

vrolikheid مَرَح веселост veselost munterhed; lystighed die Lustigkeit ευθυμία alegría, jovialidad rõõm خوشی riemu caractère joyeux שִׂמחָה, עֲלִיזוּת प्रसन्नता veselje, radost vidámság kegembiraan glaðværð allegria 陽気さ 즐거움 linksmumas jautrība keriangan vrolijkheid lystighet, munterhet wesołość alegria veselie весёлость veselosť veselost veselost munterhet, uppsluppenhet ความสนุกสนาน neşe, keyf 歡樂 веселість خرّمی tính tình vui vẻ 欢乐

n merriment

fun and laughter There was a great deal of merriment at the party. pret en plesier مَرَح، جَو مَرِح смях veselý munterhed; lystighed die Fröhlichkeit κέφι, ευθυμία alegría, regocijo lust ja trall نشاط ilonpito gaîté עֲלִיצוּת आमोद-प्रमोद veselje, radovanje vidámság kegembiraan glaðværð, kæti allegria, baldoria 浮かれ騒ぎ 유쾌, 환락(歡樂) triukšmingas linksminimasis, linksmybė jautrība gelak ketawa vrolijkheid lystighet, munterhet, moro radość, uciecha divertimento vese­lie веселье veselosť veselje veselost munterhet, uppsluppenhet ความสนุกสนาน eğlence 歡快 веселощі, розваги عیش و عشرت، تفریح sự vui vẻ 欢快

n merry-go-round

(Americanˌcarouˈsel) a revolving ring of toy horses etc on which children ride at a fair. mallemeule لُعْبَة خَيْل خَشَبيَّه въртележка kolotoč karrusel das Karusell περιστρεφόμενα αυτοκινητάκια, αλογάκια σε λούνα παρκ tiovivo karussell چرخ و فلک karuselli manège קָרוּסֶלָה आनन्दोत्सव vrtuljak körhinta komidi putar hringekja giostra 回転木馬 회전 목마 karuselė karuselis kuda pusing draaimolen karusell karuzela carrossel carusel карусель kolotoč vrtiljak vrteška karusell ม้าหมุน atlı karınca 旋轉木馬 карусель گھومنے والی تفریحی مشین vòng quay ngựa gỗ 旋转木马

n merrymaking

cheerful celebration all the merrymaking at Christmas. feestelikheid مَرَح وابْتِهاج веселба veselá oslava festlighed die Lustbarkeit εορτασμός, διασκέδαση, γλέντι fiesta, celebración lõbutsemine شادمانی juhlinta réjouissances “עֲשִׂייַת שַׂמֵח” खुशी मनाना zabava mulatság perayaan gleðskapur festa お祭り騒ぎ 떠들고 놀기 linksmybės, pramogos, pasilinksminimas līksmošanās berpesta pora festiviteit festing, lystighet zabawa celebração petrecere потеха veselá oslava veseljačenje veselja festglädje การเฉลิมฉลอง şenlik, eğlence 歡慶 веселощі رنگ رلیاں، کھیل کود hội hè 欢庆

n merrymaker

feesmaker شَخْص مَرِح ومُبْتَهِج веселяк účastník zábavy, bavič festdeltager der Spaßmacher αυτός που διασκεδάζει juerguista lõbutseja خوش juhlija fêtard/-arde “עוֹשֶה שַׂמֵח” मौज मनाने वाला zabavljač mulatozó férfi/nő; tréfacsináló peserta perayaan gleðskaparmaður festoso 浮かれ騒ぐ人 들떠 떠드는 사람 pramogautojas, ūžautojas jautrībnieks orang yang berpesta pora pretmaker festdeltaker uczesnik zabawy folião chefliu, petrecăreţ весельчак účastník zábavy veseljak veseljak festare, rumlare ผู้เฉลิมฉลอง eğlenen 自得其樂者, 尋歡作樂的人 веселун رنگ رلیاں کرنا người tham dự cuộc vui 自得其乐者, 寻欢作乐的人

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merry → بهيج veselý glad fröhlich χαρωπός alegre iloinen joyeux veseo contento 陽気な 즐거운 vrolijk lystig wesoły feliz веселый glad รื่นเริง şen şakrak vui vẻ 欢乐的