"jollity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɒlɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jollity.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jollities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English jolyfte, from Old French joliveté (“gaiety, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure”), from jolif. Equivalent to jolly + -ty. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|jolyfte}} Middle English jolyfte, {{der|en|fro|joliveté||gaiety, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure}} Old French joliveté (“gaiety, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure”), {{m|fro|jolif}} jolif, {{suf|en|jolly|ty}} jolly + -ty Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} jollity (countable and uncountable, plural jollities)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being jolly; jolliness, cheerfulness. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Happiness
    Sense id: en-jollity-en-noun-bTLYngXe Disambiguation of Happiness: 64 26 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ty Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 20 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 58 17 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 60 17 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ty: 59 17 25
  2. (countable) Revelry or festivity; a merry or festive gathering. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-jollity-en-noun-H1~F7Km6
  3. (countable) Things, remarks, or characteristics which are enjoyable. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-jollity-en-noun-S9kLeXXo

Inflected forms

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