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unmerry

unmerry

1 7.0
Not cheerful or happy
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmɛri/
: triste
  • After receiving the bad news, she felt completely unmerry and withdrawn during the party.

Examples

  • The gloomy weather made the holiday season feel quite unmerry for everyone.

  • So it's not a Merry Christmas, it's a unmerry Christmas to you because today Christmas stuff, right?

  • As the festivities dwindled, a sense of unmerry despondency filled the empty streets.

Synonyms

unhappy
vsunmerry
412 1.0

Feeling sad or not pleased about something

is milder, focusing on missing playful cheer rather than sadness
joyless
vsunmerry
8 4.6

Not feeling happy or showing any pleasure

is narrower, focusing specifically on missing light merry feeling
cheerless
vsunmerry
2 5.5

Not bright or warm and making people feel sad

is less about deep gloom and more about missing merry tone
mirthless
vsunmerry
1 8.0

A smile or laugh that shows no real joy

applies more widely to absence of playful cheer, not only expressions
unpleased
vsunmerry
1 4.5

Not happy with something

is more general, describing absence of merry or joyful feeling
uncheerful
vsunmerry
1 5.5

Feeling sad or making a place feel gloomy

is about lacking merry enjoyment rather than creating deep sadness
unblest
vsunmerry
1 9.9

Without good luck or happiness

is focused on missing simple merry cheer rather than fate or blessing
unmirthful
vsunmerry
1 8.2

Not amused or cheerful

is the broader idea of lacking lighthearted merry feeling
unfestive
vsunmerry
1 5.8

Not cheerful or lively for a celebration

is personal and emotional, not only about festive settings

Antonyms

481 1.0

Happy and lively, full of fun and energy

99 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

How Merry

jolly
100 1.0
cheerful
99 1.0
merry
481 1.0
unmerry
1 7.0
sad
∞ 1.0
morose
14 7.9

Surface Forms

unmerry positive

Morphology

unmerry = merry (transparent) = un + merry

Standard negative prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'merry', producing the straightforward opposite meaning.

Etymology

The word unmerry comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the familiar word merry, which means 'cheerful' or 'happy', like in 'Merry Christmas'. So unmerry simply means 'not cheerful' or lacking joy.