JOL'LINESS JOL'LITY, noun [from jolly.] Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity. All was now turned to jollity and game. 1. Elevation of spirit; gayety. He with a proud jollity commanded him to leave that quarrel for him who was only worthy to enter into it. [This word in America is not now applied to respectable company.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI