ADJECTIVE | all | merry, gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful | full of or showing high-spirited merriment |
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all | merry, gay, festal, festive | offering fun and gaiety | |
all | merry, alert, brisk, lively, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy | quick and energetic |
Sounds | meh'riy | |
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Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... |
Meaning | Full of or showing high-spirited merriment. | |
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Synonyms | gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful | |
Broader | joyous | Full of or characterized by joy |
Spanish | alegre, animado, divertido, feliz, jovial, risueño | |
Catalan | alegre, animat, jocós, jocund, jovial, rialler | |
Nouns | merriness | the trait of merry / merry joking |
Meaning | offering fun and gaiety. | |
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Example | "a merry evening" | |
Synonyms | gay, festal, festive | |
Broader | joyous | Full of or characterized by joy |
Spanish | alegre, divertido, festivo, vívido | |
Catalan | alegre, divertit, festiu | |
Nouns | merriness | the trait of merry / merry joking |
Adverbs | merrily | in a joyous manner |
Meaning | Quick and energetic. | |
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Example | "a merry chase" | |
Synonyms | alert, brisk, lively, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy | |
Broader | energetic | possessing or exerting or displaying energy |
Spanish | enérgico, vigoroso, vivaz | |
Catalan | enèrgic, vigorós, vivaç |
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