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jollification

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

A merrymaking; noisy festivity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 1872, Sheridan Le Fanu, “Mr. Justice Harbottle,” Chapter 2, in In a Glass Darkly, [...] old Judge Harbottle had arranged one of his dubious jollifications, such as might well make the hair of godly men's heads stand upright for that night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: merrymaking, conviviality

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: celebration, festivity

Narrower terms: jinks, high jinks, hijinks, high jinx, revel, revelry

History

Etymology

From jolly + -fication.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: увеселение (uveselenie) — noisy festivity