jollity
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Synonyms
conviviality, festivity, gaiety (also gayety), jollification, merriment, merrymaking, rejoicing, reveling (or revelling), revelry, whoopee
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Which might come as something of a surprise, given that director Adam McKay previously masterminded such all-things-to-all-people jollities as Anchorman and Talladega Nights. — Corey Seymour, Vogue, "Should You See Adam McKay’s New Film, Vice?," 20 Dec. 2018 Jubilee and jollity were widespread among friends of the beverage; its foes voiced criticism and warning. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "April 7 1933: New Beer's Day," 7 Apr. 2018 Surprisingly, given its central subject matter, Promise Me, Dad is a brisk, often uplifting read, a consequence of its author’s congenital jollity and irrepressible candor. — David Kamp, vanityfair.com, "Why Joe Biden Didn’t Run . . . And Why He’s Not Ruling Out 2020," 25 Oct. 2017 Surprisingly, given its central subject matter, Promise Me, Dad is a brisk, often uplifting read, a consequence of its author’s congenital jollity and irrepressible candor. — David Kamp, vanityfair.com, "Why Joe Biden Didn’t Run . . . And Why He’s Not Ruling Out 2020," 25 Oct. 2017 Urgently dramatic outer movements enclosed the caustic jollity of the allegretto and the anguished threnody of the largo. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Nikolaj Znaider trades his violin bow for a baton and elicits admirable results from the CSO," 22 Dec. 2017 Surprisingly, given its central subject matter, Promise Me, Dad is a brisk, often uplifting read, a consequence of its author’s congenital jollity and irrepressible candor. — David Kamp, vanityfair.com, "Why Joe Biden Didn’t Run . . . And Why He’s Not Ruling Out 2020," 25 Oct. 2017 Surprisingly, given its central subject matter, Promise Me, Dad is a brisk, often uplifting read, a consequence of its author’s congenital jollity and irrepressible candor. — David Kamp, vanityfair.com, "Why Joe Biden Didn’t Run . . . And Why He’s Not Ruling Out 2020," 25 Oct. 2017 Surprisingly, given its central subject matter, Promise Me, Dad is a brisk, often uplifting read, a consequence of its author’s congenital jollity and irrepressible candor. — David Kamp, vanityfair.com, "Why Joe Biden Didn’t Run . . . And Why He’s Not Ruling Out 2020," 25 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jollity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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