joli

Meaning

  1. pretty; cute
  2. (Louisiana) jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒɔ.li/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited 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).

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