Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jollity \Jol"li*ty\, n. [From {Jolly}: cf. OF. joliet['e],
   jolivet['e].]
   Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous
   enjoyment. --Chaucer.

         All now was turned to jollity and game.  --Milton.

         He with a proud jollity commanded him to leave that
         quarrel only for him, who was only worthy to enter into
         it.                                      --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.

   Syn: Merriment; mirth; gayety; festivity; hilarity.

Source : WordNet®

jollity
     n : feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor [syn: {joviality}]