Joyful vs. Merry
Difference Between Joyful and Merry
Joyfuladjective
Feeling, causing, or exhibiting joy.
Merryadjective
Full of cheerfulness, liveliness, and good feelings
merry revelers.Joyfuladjective
Feeling or causing joy.
Merryadjective
Marked by or offering fun, good feelings, and liveliness; festive
a merry evening.Joyfuladjective
full of or producing joy;
make a joyful noisea joyful occasionMerryadjective
Brisk
a merry pace.Joyfuladjective
full of high-spirited delight
Merryadjective
(Archaic) Delightful or pleasing.
Joyfuladjective
full of or suggesting exultant happiness;
a joyful hearta joyful occasionthe joyous newsjoyous laughterMerryadjective
Jolly and full of high spirits.
We had a very merry Christmas.Merryadjective
Festive and full of fun and laughter.
Everyone was merry at the party.Merryadjective
Brisk
The play moved along at a merry pace.Merryadjective
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
a merry jestMerryadjective
(euphemistic) drunk; tipsy
Some of us got a little merry at the office Christmas party.Merrynoun
An English wild cherry.
Merryadjective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment;
when hearts were young and gaya poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund companythe jolly crowd at the reunionjolly old Saint Nicka jovial old gentlemanhave a merry Christmaspeals of merry laughtera mirthful laughMerryadjective
offering fun and gaiety;
a gala ball after the inaugurationa festive (or festal) occasiongay and exciting night lifea merry eveningMerryadjective
quick and energetic;
a brisk walk in the parka lively gaita merry chasetraveling at a rattling ratea snappy pacea spanking breeze
