Life had its jollities, then; life was action, contest, victory!
Even the jollities of the festival at the Apollo Saloon could not commence till a blessing had been asked.
His Jorrocks Jaunts and jollities is missing from this catalogue, but here are a lot of them.
c.1300, jolyfte, iolite, from Old French jolivete "gaity, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure," from jolif (see jolly).
