jolly

15 points English 5 letters Common Commonness #5,188 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

noun

a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work

verb

be silly or tease one another

adjective

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Pronunciation

/dʒˈɑːliː/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Word forms

plural jolliespast tense jolliedcomparative jolliersuperlative jolliest

Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.

Synonyms

be silly or tease one another

kid chaff josh banter

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

gay jocund jovial merry mirthful joyous

to certain extent or degree

reasonably moderately pretty somewhat fairly middling passably

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Antonyms

unreasonably

Antonyms — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Rhymes

molly ali holly polly dolly ollie golly folly trolley bali lolly bengali cali mali diwali poly

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Crossword clues

“a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work” wn-def
“Another word for josh” gen-syn
“be silly or tease one another” wn-def
“full of or showing high-spirited merriment” wn-def

Anagrams

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Words you can make from JOLLY

yo joy jo lo jolly oy joll ly yoll

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Useful lists

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