jollity

[ jol-i-tee ]

/ ˈdʒɒl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural jol·li·ties.

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

jollities, jolly festivities.

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Origin of jollity

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

jollier, Jolliet, jollification, jollify, jollities, jollity, jollop, jolly, Jolly balance, jolly boat, jolly jumper

How to use jollity in a sentence

Yet 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
The man who wrote Glengarry Glen Ross actually and unironically references "the current economic jollity."
David Mamet's Right Turn|David Frum|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The two men got along with such incongruous jollity that they soon earned the nickname “the Chuckle Brothers.”
Ireland's Big Breakthrough|Niall Stanage|February 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST

These practical jokes are all taken in good part and made to contribute to the jollity of the season.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
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.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for jollity

jollity

/ (ˈdʒɒlɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the condition of being jolly

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