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What (who) is jollity - definition
jollity
ALBUM BY PUGWASH
Jollity is cheerful behaviour. (OLD-FASHIONED)
...the singing and jollity of the celebration.
N-UNCOUNT
jollity
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n.
Merriment, gayety, mirth, fun, frolic, joviality, hilarity.
jollity
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¦ noun (plural jollities) lively and cheerful activity.
?the quality of being jolly.
Examples of use of jollity
1. Ascot also brings out the forced jollity of the middle and upper classes in social situations.
2. A strange, slightly hysterical jollity that seems to have infected parts of the opposition benches.
3. A British resident in Melbourne said to us: "Australians are like Brits on holiday." The jollity, the grinning faces everywhere so eager to give satisfaction, are a revelation.
4. We‘re all for a bit of jollity and mild eye–flashing, but he must not try to get away altogether with this slightly facile manner.
5. Late yesterday afternoon, the West End of London was turned into a massive crime scene, where normally theatergoers, diners and clubbers would be preparing for a night of festivities and jollity.