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View usage for: (dʒɒlɪti) uncountable nounJollity is cheerful behaviour. [old-fashioned] ...the singing and jollity of the celebration. [+ of] Synonyms: fun, mirth, gaiety, merriment More Synonyms of jollity jollity in British English (ˈdʒɒlɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -tiesthe condition of being jolly jollity in American English (ˈdʒɑləti) noun1. the quality or state of being jolly; fun; gaiety 2. Word forms: plural ˈjollities British a jolly occasion; party Word origin ME jolite < OFr < joli: see jolly Examples of 'jollity' in a sentencejollity It takes courage to drop such a downbeat number in the midst of so much crazed jollity.There has been no forced jollity.Yet it was easy to forget the ballet's dark scary heart amid the jollity of much of the staging.Foreign royals, it has to be said, often add to the jollity.All that fake jollity and enforced contact, not forgetting all those sprouts, has put the relationship under the most intense pressure. Definition the condition of being jolly the singing and jollity of the celebration Additional synonymsI love the conviviality of these little canal-side pubs. Synonyms sociability, cheer, festivity, gaiety, bonhomie, jollity, liveliness, cordiality, geniality, joviality, good fellowship, merrymaking, jollificationDefinition festivity The mood was one of laughter and gaiety. Synonyms merrymaking, celebration, revels, festivity, fun, mirth, revelry, conviviality, jollification, carousal Some may enjoy the liveliness of such a restaurant. Synonyms energy, activity, spirit, vitality, animation, dynamism, gaiety, brio, quickness, vivacity, smartness, briskness, boisterousness, sprightliness - joker
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Additional synonymsHe jokes and ad-libs, to the general merriment of the audience. Synonyms fun, amusement, glee, mirth, sport, laughter, festivity, frolic, gaiety (old-fashioned), hilarity, revelry, jollity, levity, liveliness, conviviality, joviality, jocularity, merrymakingDefinition noisy cheerful celebrations or fun Synonyms festivity, party, fun, celebration, rave (British, slang), gaiety, beano (British, slang), merriment, revelry, carouse, conviviality, rave-up (British, slang), jollification, carousal, hooley or hoolie (Irish, New Zealand) Definition laughter, gaiety, or merriment That caused considerable mirth amongst the pupils. Synonyms merriment, amusement, fun, pleasure, laughter, rejoicing, festivity, glee, frolic, sport, gaiety (old-fashioned), hilarity, cheerfulness, revelry, jollity, levity, gladness, joviality, jocularity, merrymaking, joyousness Definition noisy or unrestrained merrymaking The sounds of revelry are getting louder. Synonyms merrymaking, partying, fun, celebration, rave (British, slang), spree, festivity, beano (British, slang), debauch, debauchery, carouse, jollity, saturnalia, roistering, rave-up (British, slang), jollification, carousal, hooley or hoolie (Irish, New Zealand) |