jolliness
Festive good mood
Jolliness is the quality of being jolly—cheerful, merry, good-humored.
The word describes a warm, hearty kind of happiness, often associated with laughter and sociability: His jolliness was infectious at parties.
Less common than jollity, which carries the same meaning.
Joyful emotional state
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- joyIntense positive emotion
bliss · euphoria · merriment · mirth · gladness · jubilation · exhilaration · rapture
State of bright spirits
- genialityWarmth of manner
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- affabilityWarm, friendly disposition
cordiality · amiability · conviviality · vivacity · ebullience · exuberance · sprightliness · zestfulness
Festive event marking occasion
- partyGathering for celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- fiestaFestive public celebration
gala · revelry · jamboree · shindig · bash · hoedown · fete · feast
Saying things in fun
- laughingMaking sounds of amusement
- smilingDisplaying warmth facially
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- banteringLight, playful teasing
clowning · joshing · ribbing · wisecracking · kidding · merrymaking · reveling · frolicking
happiness
Joyful emotional state
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- elationIntense triumphant joy
joy · bliss · euphoria · merriment · mirth · gladness · jubilation · exhilaration · rapture · enjoyment
cheerfulness
State of bright spirits
- genialityWarmth of manner
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
affability · cordiality · amiability · conviviality · vivacity · ebullience · exuberance · sprightliness · zestfulness · good-humor
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- partyGathering for celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
fiesta · gala · revelry · jamboree · shindig · bash · hoedown · fete · feast · banquet
joking
Saying things in fun
bantering · clowning · joshing · ribbing · wisecracking · kidding · merrymaking · reveling · frolicking · carousing
jollinessgloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
sadness · misery · melancholy · despondency · dejection
jollinesssourness
Acidic taste quality
grumpiness · sullenness · moroseness · dourness · surliness
jolly, jollity, jollies, jollying, jollied, jollification, jollities