Why Does Merrier Mean?

—used to say that more people are welcome or invited to do something "Can I bring my friends to the party?" "Of course, the more the merrier!"

Is merrier a real word?

mer·ry. 1. Full of cheerfulness, liveliness, and good feelings: merry revelers.

Where did more the merrier come from?

The more the merrier. This expression was first recorded in 1530, when it was put as "The more the merrier; the fewer, the better fare" (meaning "with fewer there would be more to eat"), an observation that made its way into numerous proverb collections.