Emily Dickinson Lexicon

JOL'LI-NESS, or JOL'LI-TY, n. [from jolly.]

1. Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity. All was now turned to jollity and game. – Milton.
2. Elevation of spirit; gayety. He with a proud jollity commanded him to leave that quarrel for him who was only worthy to enter into it. – Sidney. [This word in America is not now applied to respectable company.]