"joli" meaning in French

See joli in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʒɔ.li/ Audio: Fr-joli.ogg Forms: jolie [feminine], jolis [masculine, plural], jolies [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French joly (“considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty”), from Old French joli, jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”), possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|joly||considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French joly (“considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty”), {{inh+|fr|frm|joly||considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty}} Inherited from Middle French joly (“considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty”), {{inh|fr|fro|joli}} Old French joli, {{m|fro|jolif||pretty, smart, joyful, merry}} jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”), {{der|fr|non|jól|tr=midwinter festival}} Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*jehwlą}} Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, {{m|gem-pro|*jeulō||Yule, Yule month, December}} *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”), {{m|en|yule}} yule, {{inh|fr|VL.|*gaudivus}} Vulgar Latin *gaudivus, {{cog|la|gaudeō}} Latin gaudeō, {{m|en|joy}} joy Head templates: {{fr-adj}} joli (feminine jolie, masculine plural jolis, feminine plural jolies)
  1. pretty; cute Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-joli-fr-adj-bW7HOlZv Disambiguation of Appearance: 82 18
  2. (Louisiana) jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable Tags: Louisiana Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: agréable
    Sense id: en-joli-fr-adj-Qb9mFq5J Disambiguation of Personality: 30 70 Categories (other): Louisiana French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mignon Derived forms: faire joli, jolie laide, joliment Related terms: enjoliver, beau

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for joli meaning in French (4.5kB)

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