Jollity vs Skylarking - What's the difference?
jollity | skylarking | Related terms |
(uncountable) The state of being jolly; cheerfulness.
* 1841 , , The Old Curiosity Shop , ch. 18:
(countable) Revelry or festivity; a merry or festive gathering.
* 2006 , Rupert Cornwell, "
(countable) Things, remarks, or characteristics which are enjoyable.
* 1852 , , Uncle Tom's Cabin , ch. 11:
Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.
* Herman Melville, Pierre
Jollity is a related term of skylarking.
As nouns the difference between jollity and skylarking
is that jollity is (uncountable) the state of being jolly; cheerfulness while skylarking is playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.As a verb skylarking is
.jollity
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Noun
- The Jolly Sandboys was a small road-side inn of pretty ancient date, with a sign, representing three Sandboys increasing their jollity with as many jugs of ale and bags of gold.
You'd think it was the Thirties all over again," Independent (UK), 4 Sept. (retrieved 21 Sept. 2009):
- Across the US, candidates traditionally attend rallies, barbecues and similar jollities in their states and districts.
- Add to this picture a jolly, crackling, rollicking fire, going rejoicingly up a great wide chimney,—the outer door and every window being set wide open, and the calico window-curtain flopping and snapping in a good stiff breeze of damp raw air,—and you have an idea of the jollities of a Kentucky tavern.
Anagrams
*skylarking
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Verb
(head)Noun
- those gods and men whose titles to eminence are secure, seldom worry themselves about the seditious gossip of old apple-women, and the skylarkings of funny little boys in the street.