Merry vs. Mirth — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Merry and Mirth
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Merry
Full of cheerfulness, liveliness, and good feelings
Merry revelers.
Mirth
Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter
His six-foot frame shook with mirth
Merry
Marked by or offering fun, good feelings, and liveliness; festive
A merry evening.
Mirth
Gladness and merriment, especially when expressed by laughter.
Merry
Brisk
A merry pace.
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Mirth
The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety.
Merry
(Archaic) Delightful or pleasing.
Mirth
That which causes merriment.
Merry
Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
We had a very merry Christmas.
Mirth
Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.
Then will I cause to cease . . . from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth.
Merry
Festive and full of fun and laughter.
Everyone was merry at the party.
Mirth
That which causes merriment.
Merry
Brisk
The play moved along at a merry pace.
The car moved at a merry clip.
Mirth
Great merriment
Merry
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
A merry jest
Merry
(euphemistic) drunk; tipsy
Some of us got a little merry at the office Christmas party.
Merry
An English wild cherry.
Merry
Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive.
They drank, and were merry with him.
I am never merry when I hear sweet music.
Merry
Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.
Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Merry
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, a merry jest.
His merie men commanded heTo make him bothe game and glee.
Merry
A kind of wild red cherry.
Merry
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
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
Merry
Offering fun and gaiety;
A gala ball after the inauguration
A festive (or festal) occasion
Gay and exciting night life
A merry evening
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
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