jollity

[jol-i-tee]

noun, plural jol·li·ties.

jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety.

jollities, jolly festivities.

Origin of jollity

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

Synonyms for jollity

1. See mirth.

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Related Words for jollities

festivity, merriment, merrymaking, revel, glee, cheer, jocundity, gaiety, joviality, revelry, fun, mirth, frolic, hilarity, whoopee

Examples from the Web for jollities

Historical Examples of jollities

Life had its jollities, then; life was action, contest, victory!
Dream Days
Kenneth Grahame
Even the jollities of the festival at the Apollo Saloon could not commence till a blessing had been asked.
History of American Socialisms
John Humphrey Noyes
His Jorrocks Jaunts and Jollities is missing from this catalogue, but here are a lot of them.
The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections
A. Edward Newton

British Dictionary definitions for jollities

jollities

pl n

British a party or celebration

jollity

noun plural -ties

the condition of being jolly

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Word Origin and History for jollities

jollity

c.1300, jolyfte, iolite, from Old French jolivete "gaity, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure," from jolif (see jolly).