joli

French

Etymology

From Middle French joly (“considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty”), from Old French joli, jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”), possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɔ.li/
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Adjective

joli (feminine singular jolie, masculine plural jolis, feminine plural jolies)

  1. pretty; cute

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • jolic

Etymology

jo +‎ -li

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔli/, [ˈjɔlʲi]

Conjunction

joli

  1. if

Usage notes

May optionally be followed by the conjunction až (“that”).

Synonyms

Norman

Etymology

From Middle French joly (“considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty”), from Old French joli, jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”), possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy).

Adjective

joli m

  1. (Jersey) pretty

Derived terms

  • jolîment (“prettily”)

Old French

Etymology

From an earlier jolif

Adjective

joli m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jolie)

  1. pretty; cute
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