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jollification

noun

ˌjä-li-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce jollification (audio)
Definition of jollificationnext
as in festivity
joyful or festive activity each year the mountain men of the Old West would gather for a week of carousing, tall tale-telling, and general jollification

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jollification
  1. festivity
  2. celebration
  3. jollity
  4. merriment
  5. merrymaking
  6. rejoicing
  7. revelry
  8. cheerfulness
Noun
  • Despite Nike‘s slate of signature basketball sneakers leaning into Halloween each year and Sabrina Ionescu being on her fourth model, a Nike Sabrina has never before been a part of the festivities.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At one point during the festivities, DJ Pee Wee (aka Anderson Paak, Mars’ opening act) took over the turntables inside the vinyl booth to hype up the crowd even more.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of festivity
Noun
  • The dinner capped a long, but friendly, day of meetings and celebrations, as the world’s two most powerful leaders seek to settle trade differences while simultaneously thawing the icy relationship between the United States and China.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Beginning with a full museum activation on Thursday, the celebrations extend through the rest of the weekend, both at the museum's National Mall home and The Wharf, located along the historic Washington Channel of the Potomac River.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of celebration
Noun
  • But the rollicking jollity that accompanies the final two acts, which includes the entrance of pirates and the abduction of Marina to a brothel, robs the ending of some of its pathos.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The finale is an ambiguous mix of jollity and agitation, with a piccolo shrieking above a militant march.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of jollity
Noun
  • Neighbors had gathered for an afternoon of merriment, complete with a barbecue, a sweets station, and three bouncy castles.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • While the rest of the gang — including Chuckie and twins Phil and Lil — seek nothing more than playtime merriment and escape into ludicrously detailed fantasies, Angelica will stop at nothing to put their fun to an end.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of merriment
Noun
  • Nor did great merrymaking surround its 2001 move to pioneer quantitative easing.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Definition of merrymaking
Noun
  • Wishing you a weekend of fresh pages, warm hearths, and analog rejoicing.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The top-level changes late Tuesday were intended to draw a line under an unwelcome spasm of political turmoil that lasted almost a week and prompted rejoicing in Russia.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of rejoicing
Noun
  • Here, with so many cities, brewpubs and restaurants embracing this tradition, the revelry goes on for six weeks, from mid-September right up to Halloween.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But in some recent years the revelries have been tarnished by shootings and stabbings.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of revelry
Noun
  • The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Kikuko sometimes mistook Shigejiro’s cheerfulness for egoism owing to the distortions produced by her illness.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheerfulness
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“Jollification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jollification. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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