- jollities
- n. gaiety, festivity, merriment
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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jollity — /jol i tee/, n., pl. jollities. 1. jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety. 2. jollities, jolly festivities. [1250 1300; ME jolite < OF, equiv. to joli(f) gay (see JOLLY) + te TY2] Syn. 1. See mirth. * * * … Universalium
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jollity — noun a) The state of being jolly; cheerfulness. The Jolly Sandboys was a small road side inn of pretty ancient date, with a sign, representing three Sandboys increasing their jollity with as many jugs of ale and bags of gold. b) Revelry or… … Wiktionary
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jollity — jol|li|ty [ˈdʒɔlıti US ˈdʒa: ] n also jollities [U] formal when people are happy and enjoying themselves ▪ a night of riotous jollity … Dictionary of contemporary English
jollity — noun (plural jollities) lively and cheerful activity. ↘the quality of being jolly … English new terms dictionary
jollity — n 1. gaiety, gayness, merriness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, joviality, jocundity, jolliness, glee, gleefulness, mirth, mirthfulness, good or high spirits, Rare. heyday; frolicsomeness, friskiness, playfulness; jubilancy, jubilance, jubilation,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
