unmerry
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmɛri/
- After receiving the bad news, she felt completely unmerry and withdrawn during the party.
Examples
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The gloomy weather made the holiday season feel quite unmerry for everyone.
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So it's not a Merry Christmas, it's a unmerry Christmas to you because today Christmas stuff, right?
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As the festivities dwindled, a sense of unmerry despondency filled the empty streets.
Synonyms
Feeling sad or not pleased about something
Not feeling happy or showing any pleasure
Not bright or warm and making people feel sad
A smile or laugh that shows no real joy
Not amused or cheerful
Feeling sad or making a place feel gloomy
Not cheerful or lively for a celebration
Not happy with something
Without good luck or happiness
Antonyms
How Merry
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.