full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit

a merry little man.

laughingly happy; mirthful; festively joyous; hilarious

a merry time at the party.

Archaic . causing happiness; pleasant; delightful. ?

make merry

to be happy or festive

The New Year's revelers were making merry in the ballroom.

to make fun of; ridicule

The unthinking children made merry of the boy who had no shoes.

adjective

grave , sad , serious , sorrowful , unhappy , upset

adjective

amusing , blithe , blithesome , boisterous , boon , carefree , cheerful , comic , comical , convivial , enjoyable , entertaining , facetious , frolicsome , fun-loving , funny , gay , glad , gleeful , grooving , hilarious , humorous , jocund , jolly , joyful , joyous , jumping , larking , lighthearted , lively , mad , mirthful , perky , pleasant , riotous , rip-roaring , rocking , rollicking , saturnalian , sportive , sunny , unconstrained , uproarious , vivacious , wild , winsome , zappy , zingy , zippy * , jovial , festive , gala , gladsome , happy , bonny , carnivalesque , debonair , exuberant , exultant , friendly , genial , jaunty , jocose , jocular , orgiastic , sprightly