Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jolliment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jol-li-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Matter of mirth enough, though there were none, She could devise, and thousand ways invent To feed her foolish humour, and vain jolliment."

Etymology

From jolly + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jolly

Usage

Questions

What does jolliment mean?: jollity; cheer
Where does jolliment come from?: From jolly + -ment.

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