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   jol·li·ty

   /ˈjälədē/

   noun

   • 1. lively and cheerful activity or celebration: "a night of riotous jollity"
   • ▪ the quality of being cheerful: "he was full of false jollity"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French jolite, from joli (see jolly1).

   Scrabble Points: 17

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › jollityJollity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of JOLLITY is the quality or state of being jolly : merriment. How to use jollity in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishJOLLITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   JOLLITY definition: 1. the quality of being jolly (= happy and smiling), or behaviour that shows this: 2. celebrations…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishJOLLITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety. 2. See jollities. SYNONYMS 1. See mirth.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › jollityJollity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use the noun jollity to describe having fun and being in an extremely good mood, like the jollity you feel when you are with your best friends at your favorite amusement park. You can see the word jolly in jollity and that is a big clue that it means "full of cheer and good will."

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishjollity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   the quality of being cheerful. the forced jollity of so many TV presenters. Check pronunciation: jollity. Definition of jollity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › jollity_njollity, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   What does the noun jollity mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun jollity, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › jollityJollity - definition of jollity by The Free Dictionary

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   noun. 1. A state of joyful exuberance: blitheness, blithesomeness, gaiety, glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › jollityJollity Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   JOLLITY meaning: a happy and cheerful quality or state the quality or state of being jolly.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryJOLLITY definition in American English - Collins Online...

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    jollity in American English. (ˈdʒɑləti ) noun. 1. the quality or state of being jolly; fun; gaiety. 2. Word forms: plural ˈjollities British. a jolly occasion; party. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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    Jollity definition: jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety.. See examples of JOLLITY used in a sentence.