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Jolly

noun/dʒˈɑːli/
Definition
a happy party
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dʒˈɑːli/
🇬🇧British English
/dʒˈɒli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dʒˈɒli/
2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɑːli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna happy party
nouna yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
verbbe silly or tease one another
“After we relaxed, we just kidded around”
adjectivefull of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth
“when hearts were young and gay”
adverbto a moderately sufficient extent or degree
“pretty big”
Word Forms
jollyadjectivefull of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth
jollyverbbe silly or tease one another
jollynouna happy party
banternounlight teasing repartee
jocunditynouna feeling facetious merriment
jollinessnounfeeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
jollitynounfeeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
jovialitynounfeeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
merrinessnounthe trait of merry joking
mirthfulnessnoungreat merriment
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
lustig
eine fröhliche Party
🇫🇷French
gai
une joyeuse fête
🇪🇸Spanish
alegre
una fiesta feliz
🇮🇹Italian
allegro
una festa felice
🇳🇱Dutch
vrolijk
een vrolijk feest
🇵🇹Portuguese
alegre
uma festa feliz
🇷🇺Russian
веселый
счастливая вечеринка
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जॉली
एक खुश पार्टी
🇧🇩Bengali
আনন্দ
একটি সুখী পার্টি
🇮🇳Tamil
ஜாலி
ஒரு மகிழ்ச்சியான விருந்து
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉల్లాసంగా
సంతోషకరమైన పార్టీ
🇮🇳Marathi
आनंदी
एक आनंदी पार्टी
🇮🇳Gujarati
આનંદી
એક ખુશ પાર્ટી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಜಾಲಿ
ಸಂತೋಷದ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആഹ്ലാദകരമായ
സന്തോഷകരമായ ഒരു പാർട്ടി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜੋਲੀ
ਇੱਕ ਖੁਸ਼ਹਾਲ ਪਾਰਟੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
خوش مزاج
ایک خوش پارٹی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
快乐的
一个快乐的聚会
🇯🇵Japanese
陽気な
幸せなパーティー
🇰🇷Korean
즐거운
행복한 파티
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vui vẻ
một bữa tiệc vui vẻ
🇹🇭Thai
ครึกครื้น
งานปาร์ตี้ที่มีความสุข
🇮🇩Indonesian
riang
pesta yang bahagia
🇵🇭Filipino
masayahin
isang masayang party
🇲🇾Malay
riang
pesta yang gembira
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جولي
حفلة سعيدة
🇮🇷Persian
با نشاط
یک مهمانی شاد
🇹🇷Turkish
neşeli
mutlu bir parti
🇮🇱Hebrew
עַלִיז
מסיבה שמחה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'jolly'?
The primary meaning of 'jolly' is 'a happy party'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'jolly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'jolly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'jolly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'jolly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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