Merrier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  merrier
       See {merry}