Jolly vs Joke - What's the difference?
jolly | joke | Related terms |
Full of high and merry spirits; jovial.
(British) a pleasure trip or excursion
To amuse or divert.
* An amusing story.
* Gay
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
* Alexander Pope
(figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
(figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
(dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
As nouns the difference between jolly and joke
is that jolly is a pleasure trip or excursion while joke is an amusing story.As verbs the difference between jolly and joke
is that jolly is to amuse or divert while joke is to do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.As an adjective jolly
is full of high and merry spirits; jovial.As an adverb jolly
is very, extremely.As a proper noun Jolly
is {{given name|female}.jolly
English
Adjective
(er)Noun
(jollies)Derived terms
* jolly wellVerb
Derived terms
* jolly someone alongReferences
JOLLYin the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. 15, p. 495. English degree adverbs ----
joke
English
Noun
(en noun)- Or witty joke our airy senses moves / To pleasant laughter.
- It was a joke !
- Enclose whole downs in walls, 'tis all a joke .
- Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke .
- The president was a joke .
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "joke": old, bad, inside, poor, silly, funny, lame, hilarious, stupid, offensive.Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* bad joke * standing joke * knock-knock joke * light bulb joke * practical jokeCoordinate terms
* comedy * limerick * parody * punVerb
(jok)- I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking .
- to joke a comrade
