Merry vs Happiness - What's the difference?
merry | happiness |
Jolly and full of high spirits
* Shakespeare
Festive and full of fun and laughter
* 1883 , (Howard Pyle), (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)
Brisk
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
* Spenser
(euphemistic) drunk; tipsy
The emotion of being happy; joy.
* 1877 , ,
(archaic) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.
* 1643 , — , I-i
Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; — used especially of language.
As a proper noun merry
is originally a nickname for a merry person.As a noun happiness is
the emotion of being happy; joy.merry
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Adjective
(er)- We had a very merry Christmas.
- I am never merry when I hear sweet music.
- f I have the chance, I will make our worshipful Sheriff pay right well for that which he hath done to me. Maybe I may bring him some time into Sherwood Forest and have him to a right merry feast with us.
- Everyone was merry at the party.
- The play moved along at a merry pace.
- a merry jest
- merry wind and weather
- Some of us got a little merry at the office Christmas party.
Alternative forms
* (obsolete) meryDerived terms
* Merry Christmas * Merry EidSynonyms
* happy * gay * content * joyful * cheerful * pleased * exultant * ecstatic * jovialAntonyms
* miserable * unhappyDerived terms
* merrier * merrily * merrimenthappiness
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Noun
(wikipedia happiness)- Yes, Aline, true happiness comes of true love, and true love should be independent of external influences.
- All happiness bechance to thee in Milan!
- Some beauties yet no precepts can declare, For there's a happiness , as well as care. — .