jolly

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 [ˈdʒɒlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

1. full of good humour; jovial

2. having or provoking gaiety and merrymaking; festive

3. greatly enjoyable; pleasing

adv

Brit (intensifier) you're jolly nice

vb -lies, -lying, -lied (tr) Informal

1. (often foll by up or along) to try to make or keep (someone) cheerful

2. to make goodnatured fun of

n

1. Informal chiefly Brit a festivity or celebration

2. Informal chiefly Brit a trip, esp one made for pleasure by a public official or committee at public expense

3. Brit slang a Royal Marine

[from Old French jolif, probably from Old Norse jōl yule]

jolliness  n

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 She was a jolly, kindhearted woman.
serious, grave, miserable, solemn, gaunt, morose, lugubrious, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), saturnine

Translations

jolly [ˈdʒɒlɪ]

A. ADJ (jollier (compar) (jolliest (superl))) [person] (= cheerful) → alegre; (= amusing) → divertido; [laugh] → gracioso
it was all very jolly → todo fue muy agradable
it wasn't very jolly for the rest of us → los demás no nos divertimos tanto
we had a jolly time → lo pasamos muy bien, nos divertimos mucho
to get jolly → achisparse

B. ADV (Brit) → muy, la mar de, bastante(LAm)
we were jolly glad → estábamos la mar de contentos, nos alegramos muchísimo
it's jolly hard → es terriblemente difícil
you did jolly well → lo hiciste la mar de bien
you've jolly well got to → no tienes otro remedio, no te queda otra(LAm)
jolly good! → ¡estupendo!, ¡macanudo!(Peru, S. Cone)

C. VT to jolly sb along → dar ánimos a algn, animar a algn
to jolly sb into doing sth → engatusar a algn para que haga algo

D. CPD jolly boat N → esquife m
Jolly Roger N → bandera f pirata

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jolly [ˈdʒɒli]

adj

[person] → gai(e), enjoué(e)

(= enjoyable) [occasion, day, night] → agréable
to have a jolly time → bien s'amuser

adv

(British) [good, well, nice, old, hard] → rudement, drôlement
jolly good! → formidable!
jolly well ...
No, you jolly well can't! → Non, il n'en est pas question!

jolly along

vt sep (British) [+ person] → enjôler, amadouer

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jolly

adj (+er)

(esp Brit: = merry) → fröhlich, vergnügt; everyone had a very jolly time → alle haben sich köstlich amüsiert

(inf: = tipsy) → angeheitert (inf)

adv (dated Brit inf) → ganz schön (inf), → vielleicht (inf); nice, warm, happy, pleased → mächtig (inf); you are jolly lucky → Sie haben vielleicht Glück or ein Mordsglück; jolly good → prima (inf), → famos (dated inf); a jolly good idea → eine tolle Idee; that’s jolly kind of you → das ist furchtbar or unheimlich nett von Ihnen; it’s getting jolly late → es wird langsam spät; he took the news jolly well → er hat die Nachricht wirklich gut verkraftet; you jolly well will go! → und ob du gehst!; so you jolly well should be! → das will ich schwer meinen! (inf); I should jolly well hope/think so! → das will ich auch hoffen/gemeint haben!

vt (Brit) to jolly somebody into doing something → jdn bereden, etw zu tun; to jolly somebody along → jdm aufmunternd zureden; to jolly somebody up → jdn aufmuntern

n

(Brit inf) (= party) → Fete f (inf); (= trip) → Vergnügungsreise f

(inf) to get one’s jollies (from something) → (von etw) einen Kick bekommen (sl)

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jolly:

jolly boat

n → Beiboot nt

Jolly Roger

n → Totenkopfflagge f, → Piratenflagge f

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jolly [ˈdʒɒlɪ]

1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → allegro/a, gioviale; (laugh) → allegro/a, gioioso/a; (old) (party) → piacevole

2. adv (Brit) (fam) → veramente, proprio
he's jolly lucky! → è fortunatissimo!
you've jolly well got to → devi assolutamente or proprio farlo
it jolly well serves you right → te lo meriti proprio
jolly good! (old) → benissimo!

3. vt to jolly sb along (Brit) (cheer up) → cercare di tenere qn su di morale; (encourage) → incoraggiare dolcemente qn

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jolly [ˈdʒɒlɪ]

1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → allegro/a, gioviale; (laugh) → allegro/a, gioioso/a; (old) (party) → piacevole

2. adv (Brit) (fam) → veramente, proprio
he's jolly lucky! → è fortunatissimo!
you've jolly well got to → devi assolutamente or proprio farlo
it jolly well serves you right → te lo meriti proprio
jolly good! (old) → benissimo!

3. vt to jolly sb along (Brit) (cheer up) → cercare di tenere qn su di morale; (encourage) → incoraggiare dolcemente qn

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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 hyväntuulinen jovial עַלִיז मौजी veseo jókedvű periang kátur allegro 陽気な 기분좋은 linksmas jautrs; priecīgs; līksms riang vrolijk festlig, jovial wesoły alegre vesel; jovial весёлый veselý vesel radostan munter, livad ร่าเริง neşeli, şen 開心的快活的 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 erittäin très בְּיוֹתֵר बहुत veselo nagyon sangat mjög molto とても 몹시, 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

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jolly → بهيج veselý glad fröhlich πρόσχαρος jovial iloinen gai veseo allegro 陽気な 명랑한 plezierig munter wesoły alegre веселый glad รื่นเริง keyifli vui vẻ 欢乐的