Jollify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɑːlᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɒlɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɒlɪfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɑːlᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

The members of the wedding party made merry all night
Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

make merry revel racket whoop it up wassail make happy make whoopie

Parts of Speech

verb	celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities “The members of the wedding party made merry all night”

Word Forms

revel	noun	unrestrained merrymaking
reveller	noun	a celebrant who shares in a noisy party
revelry	noun	unrestrained merrymaking
racket	noun	a loud and disturbing noise
merrymaking	noun	a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
jollification	noun	a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
wassailer	noun	someone who enjoys riotous drinking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergnügen

feiern lautstark und trinken oft; Nehmen Sie an ausgelassenen Feierlichkeiten teil

🇫🇷French

réjouir

faire la fête bruyamment, en s'adonnant souvent à la boisson ; participer à des festivités bruyantes

🇪🇸Spanish

alegrar

celebrar ruidosamente, a menudo bebiendo; participar en festividades ruidosas

🇮🇹Italian

rallegrare

festeggiare rumorosamente, spesso indulgendo nel bere; partecipare a festeggiamenti strepitosi

🇳🇱Dutch

fuiven

luidruchtig vieren, vaak zich overgevend aan drinken; deel te nemen aan luidruchtige festiviteiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

alegrar

comemore ruidosamente, muitas vezes bebendo; participar de festividades barulhentas

🇷🇺Russian

веселить

празднуют шумно, часто предавшись выпивке; участвовать в шумных праздниках

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़ुश होना

शोर-शराबे से जश्न मनाना, अक्सर शराब पीना; उल्लासपूर्ण उत्सवों में शामिल हों

🇧🇩Bengali

আনন্দ করা

শোরগোল উদযাপন করুন, প্রায়শই মদ্যপানে লিপ্ত হন; উত্তাল উৎসবে জড়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜாலிஃபை

சத்தமாக கொண்டாடுங்கள், அடிக்கடி குடிப்பதில் ஈடுபடுவது; ஆரவாரமான விழாக்களில் ஈடுபடுவீர்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతోషించు

సందడిగా జరుపుకుంటారు, తరచుగా మద్యపానంలో మునిగిపోతారు; కోలాహలమైన ఉత్సవాల్లో పాల్గొంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदी होणे

गोंगाटाने साजरे करा, अनेकदा मद्यपान करा; गोंधळ घालणाऱ्या उत्सवांमध्ये गुंतणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદ કરવો

ઘોંઘાટથી ઉજવણી કરો, ઘણીવાર પીવામાં વ્યસ્ત રહો; ઉગ્ર ઉત્સવોમાં સામેલ થાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲಾಸಗೊಳಿಸು

ಗದ್ದಲದಿಂದ ಆಚರಿಸಿ, ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಕುಡಿಯುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಸಡಗರ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്തോഷിപ്പിക്കുക

ഉച്ചത്തിൽ ആഘോഷിക്കുക, പലപ്പോഴും മദ്യപാനത്തിൽ മുഴുകുക; ആർഭാടകരമായ ആഘോഷങ്ങളിൽ ഏർപ്പെടും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼ ਕਰਨਾ

ਸ਼ੋਰ-ਸ਼ਰਾਬੇ ਨਾਲ ਜਸ਼ਨ ਮਨਾਓ, ਅਕਸਰ ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਪੀਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਲਝੇ ਹੋਏ; ਹੰਗਾਮੇ ਵਾਲੇ ਤਿਉਹਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਵੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوش ہونا

شور سے جشن منائیں، اکثر پینے میں ملوث ہوں؛ ہنگامہ خیز تہواروں میں مشغول

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欢乐

喧闹地庆祝，经常酗酒；参加热闹的庆祝活动

🇯🇵Japanese

陽気な

騒々しく祝い、しばしば酒に耽る。騒々しいお祭りに参加する

🇰🇷Korean

즐겁게 하다

시끄럽게 축하하고 종종 술을 마신다. 떠들썩한 축제에 참여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm vui vẻ

ăn mừng ầm ĩ, thường xuyên say sưa uống rượu; tham gia vào các lễ hội náo nhiệt

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้ร่าเริง

เฉลิมฉลองอย่างครึกครื้นมักดื่มเหล้า มีส่วนร่วมในการเฉลิมฉลองอันรุ่งโรจน์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggembirakan

merayakannya dengan ribut, sering kali menikmati minuman; terlibat dalam perayaan yang riuh

🇵🇭Filipino

magpatawa

maingay na ipagdiwang, madalas na nagpapakasasa sa pag-inom; nakikibahagi sa mga kaguluhang kasiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

menggembirakan

meraikannya dengan bising, sering minum-minum; terlibat dalam perayaan yang kecoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بهجة

احتفل بشكل صاخب، وغالبًا ما تنغمس في الشرب؛ الانخراط في الاحتفالات الصاخبة

🇮🇷Persian

شادی کردن

جشن پر سر و صدا، اغلب افراط در نوشیدن. شرکت در جشن های پر سر و صدا

🇹🇷Turkish

neşelendirmek

gürültülü bir şekilde kutlama yapın, çoğu zaman içki içmeye düşkün olun; gürültülü şenliklere katılmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להלהיב

לחגוג ברעש, לעתים קרובות להתמכר לשתייה; לעסוק בחגיגות סוערות

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The primary meaning of 'jollify' is 'celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities'.

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