jollity

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jollity

iloisuus, hilpeys, hyvä tuuli, hyvä mieliala, rakastettavuus, ystävällisyys.

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jollity englanniksi

1. puhekieltä The state of being jolly; cheerfulness.

2. 1841, w:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop, ch. 18:

The Jolly Sandboys was a small road-side inn of pretty ancient date, with a sign, representing three Sandboys increasing their jollity with as many jugs of ale and bags of gold.

3. puhekieltä revelry Revelry or festivity; a merry or festive gathering.

4. 2006, Rupert Cornwell, "http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell-youd-think-it-was-the-thirties-all-over-again-414566.html You'd think it was the Thirties all over again," Independent (UK), 4 Sept. (retrieved 21 Sept. 2009):

Across the US, candidates traditionally attend rallies, barbecues and similar jollities in their states and districts.

5. puhekieltä Things, remarks, or characteristics which are enjoyable.

6. 1852, w:Harriet Beecher Stowe|Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Toms Cabin'', ch. 11:

Add to this picture a jolly, crackling, rollicking fire, going rejoicingly up a great wide chimney,—the outer door and every window being set wide open, and the calico window-curtain flopping and snapping in a good stiff breeze of damp raw air,—and you have an idea of the jollities of a Kentucky tavern.

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