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Definitions for Jolly

[1] in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
[2] cheerfully festive or convivial: a jolly party.
[3] joyous; happy: Christmas is a jolly season.
[4] Chiefly British Informal . delightful; charming.
[5] British . Informal . great; thorough: a jolly blunderer. Slang . slightly drunk; tipsy.
[6] Informal . to talk or act agreeably to (a person) in order to keep that person in good humor, especially in the hope of gaining something (usually followed by along ): They jollied him along until the job was done.
[7] Informal . to jolly a person; josh; kid.
[8] Informal . the practice or an instance of jollying a person.
[9] Usually jollies. Informal . pleasurable excitement, especially from or as if from something forbidden or improper; thrills; kicks: He gets his jollies from watching horror movies.
[10] British Informal . extremely; very: He'll jolly well do as he's told.
[11] full of good humour; jovial
[12] having or provoking gaiety and merrymaking; festive
[13] greatly enjoyable; pleasing
[14] British (intensifier) you're jolly nice
[15] (often foll by up or along ) to try to make or keep (someone) cheerful
[16] to make goodnatured fun of
[17] informal , mainly British a festivity or celebration
[18] informal , mainly British a trip, esp one made for pleasure by a public official or committee at public expense
[19] British slang a Royal Marine

Words related to Jolly

pleasant, enjoyable, festive, joyous, carefree, cheerful, jovial, chipper, merry, playful, convivial, lighthearted, funny, entertaining, gay, larking, joshing, blithe, daffy, delightful

Words nearby Jolly

jollification, jollify, jollities, jollity, jollop, jolly, jolly balance, jolly boat, jolly jumper, jolly roger, jolo

Origin of Jolly

1275–1325; Middle English joli, jolif < Old French, equivalent to jol- (probably < Old Norse jōl yule) + -if -ive

Other words from Jolly

jol·li·ly , adverb
jol·li·ness , noun
un·jol·ly , adjective

Word origin for Jolly

C14: from Old French jolif, probably from Old Norse jōl yule

Synonyms for Jolly

carefree, cheerful, chipper, convivial, enjoyable, festive, jovial, joyous, lighthearted, merry, playful, pleasant, entertaining, funny, gay, joshing, larking, blithe, blithesome, bouncy, chirpy, daffy, delightful, frolicsome, gladsome, gleeful, happy, hilarious, jocund, jokey, jubilant, lots of laughs, mirthful, sportive, sprightly, zippy