JOLLITY

Jol″li‐ty (?), n. [[From Jolly: cf. OF. jolieté, joliveté.]] 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.