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