different between amusement vs jollity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French amusement, from amuser +? -ment.

Morphologically amuse +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mjuzm?nt/
• Hyphenation: a?muse?ment

Noun

amusement (countable and uncountable, plural amusements)

1. (uncountable) Entertainment.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 234a.

     This is some form of amusement you're talking about.

2. (countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hobby

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French amusement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.my.z??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: amu?se?ment
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

amusement n (uncountable)

1. entertainment, amusement

Related terms

• amusant
• amuseren

French

Etymology

amuser +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.myz.m??/

Noun

amusement m (plural amusements)

1. amusement

Descendants

• ? English: amusement
• ? German: Amüsement

Further reading

• “amusement” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English jolyfte, from Old French joliveté (“gaity, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure”), from jolif (see jolly).

Noun

jollity (countable and uncountable, plural jollities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being jolly; cheerfulness.
   • 1841, Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop, ch. 18:

     The Jolly Sandboys was a small road-side inn of pretty ancient date, with a sign, representing three Sandboys increasing their jollity with as many jugs of ale and bags of gold.
2. (countable) Revelry or festivity; a merry or festive gathering.
   • 2006, Rupert Cornwell, "You'd think it was the Thirties all over again," Independent (UK), 4 Sept. (retrieved 21 Sept. 2009):

     Across the US, candidates traditionally attend rallies, barbecues and similar jollities in their states and districts.

3. (countable) Things, remarks, or characteristics which are enjoyable.
   • 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, ch. 11:

     Add to this picture a jolly, crackling, rollicking fire, going rejoicingly up a great wide chimney,—the outer door and every window being set wide open, and the calico window-curtain flopping and snapping in a good stiff breeze of damp raw air,—and you have an idea of the jollities of a Kentucky tavern.

Anagrams

• joltily