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Even though it's meant to be the season of jollity and goodwill, there's something delicious about the anticipation of a Christmassy ghost thrill.
Mark Gatiss

Meaning of "jollity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JOLLITY

jollity  [ˈdʒɒlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOLLITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jollity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JOLLITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jollity

Jollity is the third studio album by Irish pop band Pugwash. It was released in Ireland by 1969 Records on 23 September 2005 and in Australia by Karmic Hit later the same year. It was released in the UK on 31 October 2006. Two singles were released from the album: "It's Nice to Be Nice" and "This Could Be Good".

Definition of jollity in the English dictionary

The definition of jollity in the dictionary is the condition of being jolly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JOLLITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
coequality
ˌkəʊɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ
equality
ɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ
facility
fəˈsɪlɪtɪ
frivolity
frɪˈvɒlɪtɪ
functionality
ˌfʌŋkʃənˈælɪtɪ
heterocercality
ˌhɛtərəʊsɜːˈkɒlɪtɪ
hospitality
ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ
inequality
ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ
isopolity
ˌaɪsəʊˈpɒlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
low-quality
ˌləʊˈkwɒlɪtɪ
polity
ˈpɒlɪtɪ
quality
ˈkwɒlɪtɪ
reality
rɪˈælɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
superquality
ˌsuːpərˈkwɒlɪtɪ
utility
juːˈtɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOLLITY

jolled
jollied
jollier
jollies
jolliest
Jolliet
jollification
jollified
jollify
jollily
jolliment
jolliness
jolling
jollities
jollop
jolly
jolly boat
Jolly Jumper
Jolly Roger
jollyer

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOLLITY

augmented reality
capability
compatibility
disability
durability
eligibility
flexibility
gratillity
locality
mobility
nullity
personality
possibility
probability
reliability
spirituality
stability
sustainability
tranquillity
visibility

Synonyms and antonyms of jollity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JOLLITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «jollity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of jollity

Translation of «jollity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOLLITY

Find out the translation of jollity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jollity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jollity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

的欢乐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jovialidad
570 millions of speakers

English

jollity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चहलपहल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البهجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

веселье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jollity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সদানন্দত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gaieté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jollity
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fröhlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

お祭り騒ぎ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쾌활함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jollity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự vui nhộn đầy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jollity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cümbüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jollity
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

humor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

веселощі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jollity
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευθυμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fees vier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jollity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jollity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jollity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOLLITY»

The term «jollity» is regularly used and occupies the 81.443 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOLLITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jollity

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QUOTES WITH «JOLLITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jollity.
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Mark Gatiss
Even though it's meant to be the season of jollity and goodwill, there's something delicious about the anticipation of a Christmassy ghost thrill.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOLLITY»

Discover the use of jollity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jollity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... pattern, exemplar, ideal, standard, beau ideal mirth, glee, jollity, hilarity are comparable when they mean the mood or temper of a person or a group of persons manifesting joy or high spirits especially in laughter, play, or merrymaking.
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Bloom's How to Write about Nathaniel Hawthorne
They who reared it, should their banner be triumphant, were to pour sunshine over New England's rugged hills, and scatter flower-seeds throughout the soil. Jollity and gloom were contending for an empire. Midsummer eve had come, bringing ...
Laurie A. Sterling, 2009
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
( The goodly empress, jollity inclin'd, 7 ''' "Is to the welcdroe bearer wond'rous'kind . pryd. * JOLLIMENT. n.f. [from jolt}.] Mirth ; merriment ; gaiety. Obsolete. — Matter of mirth enough, tho' there were none, She could devise, atld.thousand ways ...
‎1816
4
The Forge
When they reached the manor again they found jollity prevailing. There were all sorts of jollity in and around the brick mansion: the grinning white-toothed jollity of the negroes; the serene and expansive jollity of Mr. Lacefield; the chattering ...
Thomas Sigismund Stribling, 1985
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
Obsolete.— Matter of mirth enough, tho' there were none, She could devise, and thousand ways invent To feed her foolish humour, and vain jolliment. Fairy Queen. * JOLLINESS. > n.f. [from jolfy.] 1. Gaiety ; * JOLLITY. > elevation of spirit.
‎1816
6
Urban Sympathy: Reconstructing an American Literary Tradition
to Sky are the Jollity's bandleaders, who regularly hire him to paint their door signs and “cardboard back for music racks” (30). When one of the building's bandleaders gets a gig and purchases this gear from Sky, he “hurries out to the curb on ...
Jamin Creed Rowan, 2008
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
Gaiety ; * JOLLITY. 5 elevation of spirit.— He with a f:oud jollity commanded him to leave that quarrel only for him, who was only worthy to enter into it. Sidney, a. Merriment; festivity. — With joyance bring her, and with/cWty. Spenf. There shall ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
8
Shakespeare's Sonnets: Third Series
2 desert synecdoche for 'those who are deserving' 3 needy . . . jollity empty, worthless people dressed up in extravagant (by implication, costly) clothes. The boorish Cloten, who adorns himself in Posthumus's clothes, is described as 'that  ...
William Shakespeare, Katherine Duncan-Jones, 1997
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Synonymisches Handwörterbuch der englischen Sprache für die ...
We may expect to find much joviality and jollity at a public dinner of mechanics, watermen, or labourers: we may expect to find hilarity at a public dinner of gentlemen: eating, drinking and noise, constitute the joviality ; the conversation, the ...
H M. Melford, 1841
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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
May from my bones a new Achilles rise. That sllall infest the Tru'an colonies With fire, and sword, un famine, when, at length, Time to our great'attempts contributes strength. ' DsunAu. MIRTH, MERRIMENT, JOVIALITY, JOLLITY, HILARITY.
George Crabb, 1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOLLITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jollity is used in the context of the following news items.
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ILP on back-burner as Manipur celebrates - The Times of India
Scenes of high spirits and jollity were common in the state as the Muslim community and Meitei Vaishnavites made their last-minute ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Rich Cowles: Embracing a rite of passage -- the class reunion
Quickly recovered from the shock of physical change, I threw myself into a lively sea of jollity and goodwill. Long gone was any cliquishness or ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
3
David Warner Out to a Joke Shot but he Could well have the last …
For all the social media jollity, the diminished returns of Australia's newly tethered attack dog, somewhere between Lord's and the Oval they ... «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Radio review: Heading To Paradise
... 28, the Newcastle United fans en route to follow their team around New Zealand, are particularly affecting in their unassuming jollity. «The Stage, Jul 15»
5
Pageant with purpose for all ages - United Nations contest heading …
Jollity permeated the lawns of The Knustford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Sunday evening during the welcome and meet and greet party for ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
6
Arrival of amazing Grace helps me forget bet woes
Advice for prospective fathers: do not attempt jollity of any sort during the labour process. For reasons I can't explain (chronic fatigue is my only ... «Racing Post, Jul 15»
7
13 of the absolute best celebrity spots at Wimbledon 2015
It wasn't all jollity and laughs for Cumberbatch, however. Here he is solemnly applauding the tennis with his auldlad. Tennis - 2015 Wimbledon ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
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From the archive, 13 July 1929: Arthur Ransome on writing Saturday …
... be able to live for ever and to preserve a sandboy jollity throughout eternity, we have invented nothing to preserve the freshness of news. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
What's On TV Wednesday: How Not to Behave minimally informative …
The show seems to be an attempt to fuse the lifehacks of the "Agony" series with the laidback jollity of Kinne, but they're not attempting all that ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
10
The Big Read: Waiting for terror - The plan for the next 7/7
The Press version of people's smiling jollity and fun are gross exaggeration. On no previous investigation has so little humour, laughter or ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

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