gaiety vs jollity
jollity vs gaietygaiety and jollity both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gaiety | Yes | No | No | No |
| jollity | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
jollity is a hyponym of
gaiety; that is, jollity is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
gaiety:
- gaiety: a gay feeling
- jollity: feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
Other hyponyms of gaiety include
glee, gleefulness, hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, joviality.
| gaiety (noun) | jollity (noun) |
|---|---|
| a gay feeling | feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor |
| a festive merry feeling |
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