Definitions for jolly
ˈdʒɒl ijol·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. jollynoun

   a happy party

2. jolly boat, jollyadjective

   a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work

3. gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthfulverb

   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. kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banteradverb

   be silly or tease one another

   "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

5. reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passablyadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jollynoun

   a pleasure trip or excursion

2. jollyverb

   To amuse or divert.

3. jollyadverb

   very, extremely

4. jollyadjective

   Full of high and merry spirits; jovial.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jolly

   Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia.Since the 1960s, happiness research has been conducted in a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including gerontology, social psychology and positive psychology, clinical and medical research and happiness economics.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jolly

   Jolly generally refers to a state of being cheerful, merry, happy, or in high spirits. It can also refer to something that brings joy, amusement, or is pleasantly entertaining. This term is often associated with a lively and outgoing personality or friendly behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

4. Etymology: [Prob. fr. Jolly, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jolly

   jol′i, adj. merry: expressing or exciting mirth, jovial: comely, robust.—n. Jollificā′tion, a making jolly: noisy festivity and merriment.—adv. Joll′ily.—ns. Joll′iment (Spens.), merriment; Joll′ity, Joll′iness.—adv. Joll′y (coll.), uncommonly. [O. Fr. jolif, joli—Ice. jol, Yule.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. JOLLY

   v. t., To "con" or "josh." JOLLY BOAT The Ship of State.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jolly

   This term is usually applied to a comely and corpulent person, but afloat it is a familiar name for a soldier.--Tame jolly, a militiaman; royal jolly, a marine.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. JOLLY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jolly is ranked #2306 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jolly surname appeared 15,827 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Jolly.
   
   74.8% or 11,839 total occurrences were White.
   18.1% or 2,879 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 405 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.2% or 353 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 267 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 84 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Party

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'jolly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4059

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How to pronounce jolly?

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How to say jolly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jolly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jolly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of jolly in a Sentence

1. Jeremy Clarkson:

   This was not some jolly jape that went awry. For once, we did nothing wrong.

2. Catherine Dill:

   Just because he seems like a jolly man doesn't mean that his intentions are pure, or that he's unable to launch a missile again, a lot of the summit, even if the true intention of President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un was to work towards peace at some point, there's a lot of pageantry involved. So in some sense, he was acting.

3. Charles Grant:

   There are many reasons to be pessimistic about the campaign, the 'Out' campaign have jolly good arguments superficially... Big business is pathetic and cowardly.

4. Andy Beshear:

   Just remember, if Stephanie Jolly small businesses and Stephanie Jolly counties are sacrificing, if Stephanie Jolly simply drive over the border to another state, and have all the contacts we're trying to stop, Stephanie Jolly frustrate the sacrifice of those in Stephanie Jolly community.

5. Sarah Paulson:

   In fact, when I smoked, my brother used to always tell me that I was a kleptomaniac with all the lighters. But… I just take things. So yeah, I’ve stolen a lot, unconsciously. there was some gum, there was a Jolly Rancher I might have stolen, some Sweet Tarts. My favorite candy in all of time.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jolly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jolly
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jolly
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=jolly
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=jolly
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=jolly
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=jolly