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English Dictionary: merry	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
merry adj 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" Synonym(s): gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" Synonym(s): gay, festal, festive, 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" Synonym(s): alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[a3]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. They drank, and were merry with him. --Gen. xliii. 34. I am never merry when I hear sweet music. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Merry \Mer"ry\, n. (Bot.) A kind of wild red cherry.