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Meaning of merry

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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}, {merry}, {mirthful}]
      2: offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion";
         "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gay},
         {festal}, {festive}, {merry}]
      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: {alert}, {brisk},
         {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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