Antonyms for jollification

Grammar : Noun

Spell : jol-uh-fi-key-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdʒɒl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən

Definition of jollification

Origin : "merrymaking," 1809, American English, from jolly + -fication. Shortened form jolly led to phrase get (one's) jollies "have fun" (1957).

As in revel : noun celebration, merrymaking
As in revelry : noun merrymaking
As in riot : noun very funny happening
As in sport : noun fun, joking
As in carnival : noun outdoor celebration
As in celebration : noun commemoration of occasion, achievement
As in feast : noun banquet and celebration

Example sentences :

Also, there was nothing in their demeanour that savoured of any spirit of jollification.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

By jingo, I think he might say ‘splice the main brace’ now, after all this jollification!
Extract from : « Crown and Anchor » by John Conroy Hutcheson

However, I don't expect they very often have a jollification like this.
Extract from : « Condemned as a Nihilist » by George Alfred Henty

After the action there followed the usual scene of jollification.
Extract from : « From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life » by Captain A. T. Mahan

So we had dinner together that evening, and great was the jollification thereat.
Extract from : « Under the Red Crescent » by Charles S. Ryan

Plain ones, loud, awkward ones were married and had a jollification.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg » by Amanda M. Douglas

For the undevout, Good Friday was a feast day and a day of jollification.
Extract from : « Dixie After the War » by Myrta Lockett Avary

When they got back to the hamlet with their seal, there was a jollification.
Extract from : « Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North » by Fullerton Waldo

In May there was quite a jollification over the marriage of two mill-hands.
Extract from : « Hope Mills » by Amanda M. Douglas

We had our hunt, and our jollification after it, on last Wednesday.
Extract from : « Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 » by John Gibson Lockhart

Synonyms for jollification

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