jolliness

noun

jol·​li·​ness

-lēnə̇s,

-lin-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being jolly

could not wholly eradicate that inherent English jolliness

—Roy Lewis & Angus Maude

Word History

Etymology

Middle English jolifnesse, jolynesse, from jolif, joly + -nesse -ness

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