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Jolly vs Joyful - What's the difference?

jolly | joyful |

As adjectives the difference between jolly and joyful

is that jolly is full of high and merry spirits; jovial while joyful is feeling or causing joy.

As a noun jolly

is a pleasure trip or excursion.

As an adverb jolly

is very, extremely.

As a verb jolly

is to amuse or divert.

As a proper noun Jolly

is {{given name|female}.

jolly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Full of high and merry spirits; jovial.

    • Noun

    (jollies)
  • (British) a pleasure trip or excursion

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (British, dated) very, extremely

    • Derived terms

    * jolly well

    Verb

  • To amuse or divert.

    • Derived terms

    * jolly someone along

    References

    * JOLLY in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. 15, p. 495. English degree adverbs ----

    joyful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * joyfull

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Feeling or causing joy.
    • Related terms
    * joyfully (adverb) * joyfulness (noun)