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1. (adj.) jolly
being in good spirits; merry.
2. jolly
cheerfully festive:
a jolly party.
3. jolly
delightful; charming.
4. (v.t.) jolly
to try to keep (a person) in good humor, esp. to gain a desired end (usu. fol. by along).
5. jolly
to tease, esp. good-naturedly.
6. (n.) jolly
Usu., jollies.Informal. pleasurable excitement; kicks; fun.
7. (adv.) jolly
Brit. very:
jolly good.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME joli, jolif < OF, =jol- (prob. < ON jōl; see yule ) +-if -ive)
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1. (noun) jolly
a happy party
2. (adj) jolly boat, jolly
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
3. (verb) gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
"when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
4. (adverb) kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter
be silly or tease one another
"After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
5. (adverb) reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably
to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
"pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
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1. (adjective) jolly
cheerful and smiling
a big jolly man
2. (adverb) jolly
very
a jolly good film
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. jolly
full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful
2. jolly
expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety
3. jolly
of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant
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Sense: merry and cheerful
He's in quite a jolly mood today.
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 Afrikaans: jolig, vrolik, plesierig, |
 Arabic: مَرِح، بَشوش |
 Bulgarian: развеселен |
 Brazilian: alegre |
 Czech: veselý |
 German: fröhlich |
 Danish: glad |
 Greek: κεφάτος |
 Spanish: alegre, divertido, gracio |
 Estonian: lõbus |
 Farsi: شنگول؛ سرحال |
 Finnish: hyväntuulinen |
 French: jovial |
 Hebrew: עַלִיז |
 Hindi: मौजी |
 Croatian: veseo |
 Hungarian: jókedvű |
 Indonesian: periang |
 Icelandic: kátur |
 Italian: allegro |
 Japanese: 陽気な |
 Korean: 기분좋은 |
 Lithuanian: linksmas |
 Latvian: jautrs; priecīgs; līksms |
 Malay: riang |
 Dutch: vrolijk |
 Norwegian: festlig, jovial |
 Polish: wesoły |
 Persian: شنگول؛ سرحال |
 Pashto: خوشاله، تازه او غوړيدلى |
 Portuguese: alegre |
 Romanian: vesel; jovial |
 Russian: весёлый |
 Slovak: veselý |
 Slovenian: vesel |
 Serbian: radostan |
 Swedish: munter, livad |
 Thai: ร่าเริง |
 Turkish: neşeli, şen |
 Taiwanese: 開心的 |
 Ukrainian: веселий, жвавий |
 Urdu: خوش و خرم |
 Vietnamese: vui vẻ |
 Chinese: 快活的 |
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