Word relationships
Synonyms
gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful
Local English word record
jolly
full of or showing high-spirited merriment- Wordsworth
Practice this wordExamples
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
Source and method
This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.