jollity

[ jol-i-tee ]
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noun,plural jol·li·ties.
  1. jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety.

  2. jollities, jolly festivities.

Origin of jollity

1
1250–1300; Middle English jolite, from Old French, equivalent to joli(f) “gay” (see jolly) + -te-ty2

synonym study For jollity

1. See mirth.

Words Nearby jollity

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How to use jollity in a sentence

  • I takes it reg'lar, and I can warrant it to drive away any illness as is caused by too much jollity.'

    The Pickwick Papers | Charles Dickens
  • In the previous September Howard had reported her 'never so gallant many years, nor so set upon jollity.'

    Sir Walter Ralegh | William Stebbing
  • Cooney Brashear added to the jollity by suggesting that Alfred "give Sammy's mewel a dose the next time he kicks you."

    Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
  • They looked on at blows given and taken in good temper, hardship sharpening jollity.

British Dictionary definitions for jollity

jollity

/ (ˈdʒɒlɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the condition of being jolly

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