- merry
- adj1. cheerful, cheery, full of cheer, gay, sunny, in good or high spirits; blithe, blithesome, light-hearted, lightsome, buoyant, optimistic, positive, Inf. upbeat, beamish; debonair, free and easy, carefree, easygoing, breezy, airy, happy-go-lucky, untroubled; genial, convivial, amiable, good-natured, friendly; jovial, jocund, jolly, mirthful, hilarious; riant, laughing, smiling, happy as a lark; happy, glad, blissful, beatific, pleased, delighted, Inf. tickled pink; joyful, joyous, jubilant, rejoicing, gleeful; exultant, in seventh heaven, elated, over-joyed, thrilled, exhilarated; animated, lively, Chiefly U.S. Inf. chipper, jaunty, vivacious, sprightly.2. make merrya. celebrate, feast, banquet, carouse, revel. See make(def.25).b. make fun of, make light of, deride, scoff at, mock, jeer, ridicule, knock; taunt, gibe, rag; rib, kid, Inf. roast, Sl. razz; make sport of, poke fun at, make a fool out of, make the butt of, Inf. needle or give [s.o.] the needle; lampoon, satirize, parody.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.