jollity
Meanings
Plural: jollities
Noun
- feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
- The state of being jolly; jolliness, cheerfulness.
- Revelry or festivity; a merry or festive gathering.
- Things, remarks, or characteristics which are enjoyable.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English jolyfte, from Old French joliveté (“gaiety, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure”), from jolif. Equivalent to jolly + -ty.
Synonyms
blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentedness, contentness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation, exuberance, exuberantness, felicity, gaiety, gayfulness, gayness, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, gleesomeness, happiness, high spirits, hilarity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, jovialness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, liss, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness, pleasedness
Scrabble Score: 17
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