Jollity

Noun

 * 1)  The state of being jolly; cheerfulness.
 * 2) * 1841, 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.
 * 1)  Revelry or festivity; a merry or festive gathering.
 * 2) * 2006, Rupert Cornwell, "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.
 * 1)  Things, remarks, or characteristics which are enjoyable.
 * 2) * 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's 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.

Adjectives for Jollity
innocent; unrestrained; frenzied; youthful.

Verbs for Jollity
arrest—; dampen—; dip in—; enjoy—; feed '—; immerse in—; occasion—; overcome with—; prolong—; relent—; repent—; share

Thesaurus
amusement, blitheness, cheer, conviviality, disport, festivity, frivolity, frolic, fun, gaiety, gambol, glee, gleefulness, good cheer, heartiness, high glee, hilariousness, hilarity, holiday-making, hoopla, jocularity, jocundity, jollification, jolliness, joviality, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, larking, laughter, levity, mafficking, merriment, merriness, merrymaking, mirth, mirthfulness, play, racketing, revel, reveling, revelment, revelry, revels, rollick, romp, skylarking, sport, whoopee

Anagrams

 * joltily