Antonyms for jollity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : jol-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒl ɪ ti

Definition of jollity

Origin : c.1300, jolyfte, iolite, from Old French jolivete "gaity, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure," from jolif (see jolly).

noun amusement

Example sentences :

O the music, the lightness, the jollity of the zarzuelas of my father's time!
Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos

The seriousness of age takes the place of the jollity of youth.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

The general taste is for jollity, bright colour, cheerful music.
Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray

He was in a mood of jollity, and watched Elfride down the hill with a smile.
Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy

When this period of jollity is ended, the freshman must declare his views.
Extract from : « Oxford » by Andrew Lang

They were all full of fun and jollity, and were enjoying the excursion to the utmost.
Extract from : « Down South » by Oliver Optic

I'm beginning to get a bit of reaction, of course; should have liked an hour or two of jollity.
Extract from : « Red Pepper Burns » by Grace S. Richmond

Most of the passengers and all the jollity went in this class.
Extract from : « A Wayfarer in China » by Elizabeth Kendall

All were out for a good time, and the atmosphere of good will and jollity was infectious.
Extract from : « Baseball Joe Around the World » by Lester Chadwick

But it was anything but cold when we got inside—open fires and jollity!
Extract from : « A Portrait of Old George Town » by Grace Dunlop Ecker

Synonyms for jollity

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