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jolly

/ˈdʒɒli/JO-lee
/ˈdʒɑli/JAH-lee

Meaningcheerful or fine

Common meaning: happy and cheerful

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchjolif‘cheerful or fine’source
  2. Middle Englishioly‘cheerful’source
  3. Englishjolly‘happy and cheerful’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French jolif ‘cheerful or fine’.

Roots

  • jolif Old French “cheerful or fine”

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