In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
JOLLITY
jollity, jolliness, joviality
(noun) feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jollity (countable and uncountable, plural jollities)
(uncountable) The state of being jolly; cheerfulness.
(countable) Revelry or festivity; a merry or festive gathering.
(countable) Things, remarks, or characteristics which are enjoyable.
Anagrams
• joltily
Source: Wiktionary
Jol"li*ty, n. Etym: [From Jolly: cf. OF. jolieté, joliveté.]
Definition: Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment. Chaucer. All now was turned to jollity and game. Milton. He with a proud jollity commanded him to leave that quarrel only for him, who was only worthy to enter into it. Sir P. Sidney.
Syn.
– Merriment; mirth; gayety; festivity; hilarity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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