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jol·ly  (jl)

adj. jol·li·er, jol·li·est

1. Full of good humor and high spirits.

2. Exhibiting or occasioning happiness or mirth; cheerful: a jolly tune.

3. Greatly pleasing; enjoyable: had a jolly time.

adv. Chiefly British

To a great extent or degree; extremely.

v. jol·lied, jol·ly·ing, jol·lies

v.tr.

To keep amused or diverted for one's own purposes; humor.

v.intr.

To amuse oneself with humorous banter.

n. pl. jol·lies

1. Chiefly British A good or festive time.

2. jollies Slang Amusement; kicks: However you get your jollies is fine with me.

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[Middle English joli, from Old French, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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jolli·ly adv.

jolli·ness n.

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jolly

Adjective

[-lier, -liest]

1. full of good humour

2. involving a lot of fun: big jolly birthday parties

Adverb

Brit informal very: I'm going to have a jolly good try

Verb

[-lies, -lying, -lied]

jolly along Informal to try to keep (someone) cheerful by flattery or cheerful chat [Old French jolif]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jolly - a happy party                         party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	jolly - a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work jolly boat yawl - a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
Verb	1.	jolly - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" banter, chaff, josh, kid bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
Adj.	1.	jolly - 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" jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful, gay joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
Adv.	1.	jolly - 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" fairly, middling, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat

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jolly

adjective happy, bright, funny, lively, hopeful, sunny, cheerful, merry, vibrant, hilarious, festive, upbeat (informal) bubbly, gay, airy, playful, exuberant, jubilant, cheery, good-humoured, joyous, joyful, carefree, breezy, genial, ebullient, chirpy (informal) sprightly, jovial, convivial, effervescent, frolicsome, ludic (literary) mirthful, sportive, light-hearted, jocund, gladsome (archaic) blithesome << OPPOSITE miserable

Translations

jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adj (= merry) → alegre (= enjoyable); divertido

adv (col) → muy, la mar de

vt to jolly sb along → animar or darle ánimos a algn;

jolly good! → ¡estupendo!

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jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adj → gai(e) → enjoué(e) (= enjoyable); amusant(e) → plaisant(e)

adv (Brit) (inf) → rudement, drôlement

vt (Brit);

to jolly sb along → amadouer qn, convaincre or entraîner qn à force d'encouragements;

jolly good! (Brit) → formidable!

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jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adj → fröhlich;

(enjoyable) → lustig

adv (Brit) (inf) (very) → ganz (schön)

vt (Brit);

to jolly sb along → jdm aufmunternd zureden;

jolly good! → prima!

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jolly [ˈdʒɔlɪ] adj → allegro/a, gioioso/a

adv (BRIT ) (col) → veramente, proprio

vt (BRIT): to jolly sb along → cercare di tenere qn su (di morale);

jolly good! (BRIT) → benissimo!

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jolly

adj jolly [ˈdʒoli]

merry and cheerful He's in quite a jolly mood today. jolig, vrolik, plesierig, joviaal, jollie, lekker مَرِح، بَشوش развеселен veselý glad fröhlich κεφάτος alegre, divertido, gracioso lõbus شنگول؛ سرحال hilpeä jovial עַלִיז मौजी veseo jókedvű periang kátur allegro 陽気な 명랑한 linksmas jautrs; priecīgs; līksms riang vrolijk festlig, jovial wesoły alegre vesel; jovial весёлый veselý vesel radostan munter, livad ร่าเริง neşeli, şen 快活的 веселий, жвавий خوش و خرم vui vẻ 快活的

adv

very Taste this – it's jolly good! deksels goed جِداً много hodně virkelig sehr πολύ muy, la mar de väga خیلی hurjan très בְּיוֹתֵר बहुत veselo nagyon sangat mjög molto とても 매우 labai ļoti betul-betul erg veldig, knakende bardzo muito foarte очень veľmi, náramne, ohromne zelo veoma munterhet, skoj อย่างยิ่ง çok 非常 дуже بہت rất 非常

n jolliness, ˈjollity

joligheid, vrolikheid, speelsheid, feestelikheid, jolyt مَرَح، روح الفُكاهَه веселие veselost lystighed die Fröhlichkeit ευθυμία alegría, jovialidad lõbusus نشاط hilpeys gaîté שִׂמחָה प्रमोद, उल्लास veselje vidámság, jókedv kegembiraan kátína allegria 陽気さ 명랑 linksmumas jautrība; līksmība keseronokan vrolijkheid lystighet, moro, leven wesołość jovialidade veselie веселье veselosť veselje radost munterhet, skoj อารมณ์รื่นเริง; ความรื่นเริง neşe, sevinç 歡樂, 高興 жвавість خوش باشی sự vui vẻ 欢乐, 高兴