Dictionary.com

jollity

[ jol-i-tee ]
/ ˈdʒɒl ɪ ti /
Save This Word!

noun, plural jol·li·ties.
jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety.
jollities, jolly festivities.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use jollity in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for jollity

jollity
/ (ˈdʒɒlɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties
the 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
FEEDBACK