jollity
pronunciation
How to pronounce jollity in British English:
UK ['dʒɒlətɪ]
How to pronounce jollity in American English:
US [ˈdʒɑlɪti]
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- Noun:
- feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
Word Origin
- jollity (n.)
- c. 1300, jolyfte, iolite, from Old French jolivete "gaity, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure," from jolif (see jolly).
Example
- 1. Telethon , a french television show , is an icon of popular entertainment , an outpouring of visual jollity and charitable fund-raising .
- 2. The jollity that greeted his application for palestinian membership of the un only three weeks ago has faded .
- 3. Do holiday parties -- with all their jollity and bonhomie -- make you feel like you 're the only person in the world who 's feeling blue ?
- 4. More visitors bring more jollity , but also cause more consumption of delicious food .
- 5. The children career around with brittle jollity , looking at their bedrooms , eating chocolate they unearth in the kitchen cupboard , trying to lure the neighbour 's cat into the yard .