LekhoriLekhoriThe state of being jolly; jolliness, cheerfulness.
But I pitty the flatteries, and ſelfe-applauſes of a careleſſe and impenitent heart: This jollity hath in it much danger, and vvithout ſome change, death.
Revelry or festivity; a merry or festive gathering.
Across the US, candidates traditionally attend rallies, barbecues and similar jollities in their states and districts.
Things, remarks, or characteristics which are enjoyable.
Add to this picture a jolly, crackling, rollicking fire, going rejoicingly up a great wide chimney,—the outer door and every window being set wide open, and the calico window-curtain flopping and snapping in a good stiff breeze of damp raw air,—and you have an idea of the jollities of a Kentucky tavern.
From Middle English jolyfte, from Old French joliveté (“gaiety, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure”), from jolif. Equivalent to jolly + -ty.
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