| 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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