-lēnə̇s, -lin- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English jolifnesse, jolynesse, from jolif, joly + -nesse -ness
: the quality or state of being jolly
could not wholly eradicate that inherent English jolliness — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude
-lēnə̇s, -lin- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English jolifnesse, jolynesse, from jolif, joly + -nesse -ness
: the quality or state of being jolly
could not wholly eradicate that inherent English jolliness — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012