joli
French, adjective/ʒɔ.li/
joli is spelled J-O-L-I (4 letters) and appears 34 times per million words in written French, the 2,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Joli is a French adjective meaning “pretty; cute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a de la grâce, de l’agrément”.
What does joli mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pretty; cute
- 2
jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a de la grâce, de l’agrément. 2. Qui plaît par la gentillesse. 3. Qui est plaisant. 4. Qui est avantageux.
noun: 1. État de ce qui est joli.
interjection: 1. Exclamation enthousiaste en réaction à quelque chose de remarquable.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of joli
- jolie feminine
- jolis masculine plural
- jolies feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce joli?
- /ʒɔ.li/
- \ʒɔ.li\
- [ʒo.li]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to joli
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is joli in French?
joli appears 34 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).