joviality

[ joh-vee-al-i-tee ]

/ ˌdʒoʊ viˈæl ɪ ti /

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noun

the state or quality of being jovial; merriment; jollity.

Origin of joviality

1620–30; jovial + -ity; compare French jovialité

synonym study for joviality

See mirth.

Words nearby joviality

Jouve, j'ouvert, Jouy print, Jove, jovial, joviality, Jovian, Jovian planet, jow, Jowett, jowl

Example sentences from the Web for joviality

Mr Harbord was an old Harrovian famed for his joviality, and his suicide shocked his friends and family.
Harry Will Not Attend Memorial For His Ex Astrid's Tragic Father|Tom Sykes|June 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The drawing-room reached, all constraint vanished, and the joviality which had marked the dessert made its reappearance.
A Love Episode|Emile Zola
The sounds of joviality increased, and Blake's mouth watered.
A Wounded Name|Charles King
He had the best opinion imaginable of himself, and somehow the world shared it—so ingratiating was his joviality.
The Storm Centre|Charles Egbert Craddock

They received it with a great racket, and a sort of joviality inappropriate to the circumstances.
Saragossa|Benito Prez Galds
The reason of the trouble was a joviality of the sergeant's, who wished forcibly to embrace the bride.
The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code|Eugne Sue