Meaning of jolly In English

• 0 happy and smiling:

  • a jolly smile/manner/mood

  • She's a very jolly, upbeat sort of a person.

• 1 enjoyable, energetic, and entertaining:

  • a jolly occasion

  • We spent a very jolly evening together, chatting and reminiscing.

• 2 bright and attractive:

  • I love the bright yellow you've painted the children's room - it makes it look really jolly.

• 3 very:

  • That's a jolly nice scarf you're wearing.

• 4 to encourage someone to do something by putting that person in a good mood and persuading them gently:

  • I'll try to jolly my parents into letting me borrow the car this weekend.

  • She didn't really want to go to the party, so we had to jolly her along a little.

• 5 an enjoyable trip or event organized for pleasure, not work:

  • Are they really on a fact-finding trip or just on a jolly?

  • He hasn't come here for a jolly; he's come to win.

• 6 happy and pleasant:

  • That clown looks pretty jolly.