jolly

n. கப்பலிலுள்ள சிறு படகுவகை, கடற்படை வீரன், கஸீமகிழ்வாட்டம், (பெ.) கஸீமகிழ்வான, மிக்க மகிழ்ச்சி தருகிற, சிஜீது குடிபோதையிலிருக்கிற, கொண்டாட்டமான, (பே-வ.) மிக இன்பமான, கஷீ கிளர்ச்சியான, (வினை.) (பே-வ.) புகழ்ந்து பசப்பு, கெஞ்சு, கேலி பண்ணு, ஏளனம் செய். (வினையடை) (பே-வ.) மிக.

Synonyms

gay joyful gladsome mirthful genial jovial jubilant robust lively plump merry

Antonyms

sad mournful joyless cheerless unmirthful lugubrious morose gloomy lean

Jol"ly, a. [Compar. Jollier; superl. Jolliest.] Etym: [OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. j yule, Christmass feast. See Yule.] 1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful. Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. Shak. "A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed." Wordsworth. 2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety. And with his jolly pipe delights the groves. Prior. Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear. Fairfax. 3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant. "A jolly cool wind." Sir T. North. [Now mostly colloq.] Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit. Spenser. The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. W. Irving.

jolly - Similar Words

joll jollity jollily jollify polly molly jolty jelly holly golly