Jollity
Pronunciation : Jol"li*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Jolly: cf. OF. joliet?, jolivet?.]
Definition : Defn: Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment. Chaucer. All now was turned to jollity and game. Milton. He with a proud jollity commanded him to leave that quarrel only for him, who was only worthy to enter into it. Sir P. Sidney.
Syn. -- Merriment; mirth; gayety; festivity; hilarity.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913