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[ jol-i-tee ] / ˈdʒɒl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jollity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural jol·li·ties.jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety. jollities, jolly festivities. Origin of jollity1250–1300; Middle English jolite, from Old French, equivalent to joli(f) “gay” (see jolly) + -te-ty2 synonym study for jollity1. See mirth. Words nearby jollityjollier, Jolliet, jollification, jollify, jollities, jollity, jollop, jolly, Jolly balance, jolly boat, jolly jumper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jollityYet jollity and gloom are still at war in our censorious age. A History of American Fun|Stefan Beck|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Jollity and gloom were contending for an empire,” wrote Nathaniel Hawthorne in his story “The May-Pole of Merry Mount. A History of American Fun|Stefan Beck|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST There would we spend half the night in jollity, and lie abed late in the morning. A Set of Rogues|Frank Barrett My appearance disturbed their preparation for a moment only, then all was mirth and jollity. Sixty Years of California Song|Margaret Blake-Alverson
Its jollity and good nature must be strongly emphasized and it must be directly addressed to the lover. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue|S. S. Curry Crossing St. James's Park, our two observers soon reached the scene of jollity. Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.|Pierce Egan Most of the passengers and all the jollity went in this class. A Wayfarer in China|Elizabeth Kendall
British Dictionary definitions for jollity
noun plural -tiesthe condition of being jolly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jollityfestivity, merriment, merrymaking, revel, glee, cheer, jocundity, gaiety, joviality, revelry, fun, mirth, frolic, hilarity, whoopee |