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joli

joli

French

Adjective

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

  1. pretty; cute

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • jolic

Etymology

jo + -li

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɔlʲi]

Conjunction

joli

  1. if

Usage notes

May optionally be followed by the conjunction (that).

Synonyms


Norman

Etymology

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); alternatively from Late Latin *gaudivus, from Latin gaudere.

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