JOLLY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for JOLLY?

Need another word that means the same as “jolly”? Find 54 synonyms and 30 related words for “jolly” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Jolly” are: gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful, cheerful, happy, cheery, good-humoured, sunny, bright, joyful, light-hearted, in high spirits, in good spirits, sparkling, bubbly, exuberant, effervescent, ebullient, breezy, airy, lively, vivacious, full of life, sprightly, jaunty, banter, chaff, josh, kid, encourage, urge, coax, cajole, persuade, wheedle, fairly, middling, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat, very, extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, tremendously, immensely, vastly, hugely, jolly boat

Jolly as a Noun

Definitions of "Jolly" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “jolly” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A happy party.
• A party or celebration.
• A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work.

Synonyms of "Jolly" as a noun (1 Word)

jolly boat

A yawl used by a ship’s sailors for general work.

Usage Examples of "Jolly" as a noun

• Some regard it as a bit of a jolly.
• These events were jollies.

Jolly as a Verb

Definitions of "Jolly" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “jolly” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make someone or something more lively or cheerful.
• Be silly or tease one another.
• Encourage (someone) in a friendly way.

Synonyms of "Jolly" as a verb (10 Words)

banter	Exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way. The men bantered with the waitresses.
cajole	Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. She pleaded and cajoled as she tried to win his support.
chaff	Be silly or tease one another.
coax	Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering. Come on now I coaxed.
encourage	Persuade (someone) to do or continue to do something by giving support and advice. Pupils are encouraged to be creative.
josh	Tease (someone) in a playful way. There was some perfunctory joshing.
kid	Tell false information to for fun. Milk fever usually occurs in heavy milkers shortly after kidding.
persuade	Induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument. The cost of the manor s restoration persuaded them to take in guests.
urge	Force or impel in an indicated direction. He urged her to come and stay with us.
wheedle	Use flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something. Please for my sake he wheedled.

Usage Examples of "Jolly" as a verb

• He jollied people along.
• Ideas to jolly up a winter's party.
• They were trying to jolly her out of her torpor.

Jolly as an Adjective

Definitions of "Jolly" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “jolly” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Full of or showing high-spirited merriment- Wordsworth.
• Happy and cheerful.
• Full of or showing high-spirited merriment.
• Lively and entertaining.

Synonyms of "Jolly" as an adjective (27 Words)

airy	Giving an impression of light gracefulness and elegance. Airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.
breezy	Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes. It was a bright breezy day.
bright	Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing reflecting a sheen or glow. These young people have a bright future ahead of them.
bubbly	(of a person) full of cheerful high spirits. A bubbly personality.
cheerful	Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic. Cheerful news.
cheery	Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer. A cheery hello.
ebullient	Joyously unrestrained. She sounded ebullient and happy.
effervescent	Giving off bubbles. An effervescent mixture of cheap wine fruit flavours sugar and carbon dioxide.
exuberant	Full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness. Exuberant over the top sculptures.
full of life	Complete in extent or degree and in every particular.
good-humoured	Disposed to please- Hal Hinson.
happy	Used in greetings. He was not happy about the proposals.
in good spirits	Currently fashionable.
in high spirits	Holding office.
jaunty	Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air. Walked with a jaunty step.
jocund	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment- Wordsworth. A jocund wedding party.
jovial	Cheerful and friendly. She was in a jovial mood.
joyful	Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness. Joyful music.
light-hearted	Carefree and happy and lighthearted.
lively	(of a place or atmosphere) full of activity and excitement. A lively tennis ball.
merry	Slightly and good-humouredly drunk. After the third beer he began to feel quite merry.
mirthful	Arousing or provoking laughter. A mirthful laugh.
sparkling	Lively and witty. Sparkling snow.
sprightly	(especially of an old person) lively; full of energy. She was quite sprightly for her age.
sunny	(of a person or their temperament) cheery and bright. A sunny smile.
vivacious	Attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman. A vivacious folk dance.

Usage Examples of "Jolly" as an adjective

• Jolly old Saint Nick.
• The jolly crowd at the reunion.
• We had a very jolly time.
• He was a jolly man full of jokes.

Jolly as an Adverb

Definitions of "Jolly" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “jolly” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• To a moderately sufficient extent or degree.
• To certain extent or degree.
• Very; extremely.

Synonyms of "Jolly" as an adverb (16 Words)

especially	Used to single out one person or thing over all others. An especially or specially cautious approach to the danger.
exceedingly	To an extreme degree. The team played exceedingly well.
exceptionally	To an exceptional degree. The court allows half an hour in most cases one hour exceptionally for a very important case.
extremely	To a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect. Extremely interesting.
fairly	Without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner. They played fairly.
hugely	Extremely. A hugely expensive house.
immensely	To an exceedingly great extent or degree. The president was immensely popular.
middling	To certain extent or degree. Middling rich.
moderately	To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. Growth continues moderately.
passably	To certain extent or degree. He was passably attractive.
pretty	To certain extent or degree. Pretty big.
reasonably	With good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner. She played the piano reasonably well.
somewhat	To certain extent or degree. A somewhat thicker book.
tremendously	Extremely. Daniel played tremendously throughout.
vastly	To a very great extent; immensely. He had vastly overestimated his resources.
very	Used as intensifiers; `real’ is sometimes used informally for `really’; `rattling’ is informal. He played very well.

Usage Examples of "Jolly" as an adverb

• Jolly decent of him.
• He is jolly busy.

Associations of "Jolly" (30 Words)

badinage	Frivolous banter. He developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour leader.
banter	Light teasing repartee. There was much good natured banter.
buffoonery	Acting like a clown or buffoon. The film is full of wordplay and buffoonery.
exhilaration	A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation. They felt the exhilaration of victory.
exultant	Triumphantly happy. He waved to the exultant crowds.
fun	A source of fun. It was a fun evening.
funny	Arousing or provoking laughter. Her speech has a funny twang.
glad	Cheerful and bright. Gave a glad shout.
happy	Satisfied with the quality or standard of. I can t say they looked too happy about it but a deal s a deal.
hilarious	Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter. The meal was noisy and hilarious.
humor	The trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. The humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile.
humorous	Full of or characterized by humor. Humorous cartoons.
humour	The ability to express humour or amuse other people. His tales are full of humour.
jape	Say or do something in jest or mockery. Even a schoolboy s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point.
jest	Activity characterized by good humor. You jest surely.
jocose	Characterized by jokes and good humor. A jocose allusion.
jocular	With humor. His voice was jocular.
joke	Make jokes talk humorously or flippantly. I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke.
jollity	Lively and cheerful activity or celebration. He was full of false jollity.
jovial	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment. A jovial old gentleman.
joviality	A jovial nature.
joyous	Full of or characterized by joy. Joyous laughter.
laugh	Something that causes laughter a source of fun amusement or derision. That s a laugh the idea of you cooking a meal.
laughing	Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness. Laughing children.
merry	(of an occasion or season) characterized by festivity and enjoyment. Peals of merry laughter.
mockery	An absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something. After a mockery of a trial in London he was executed.
repartee	Adroitness and cleverness in reply. He had a quick mind and a splendid gift of repartee.
slapstick	A boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes. Slapstick style of humor.
witticism	A witty remark. Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms.
witty	Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour. Marlowe was charming and witty.