joviality
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joviality
- /d͡ʒoʊviˈælɪti/
Rhymes with -ælɪti
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French jovialité.
noun jovialities
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The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
1651, Fulgenzio Micanzio, The Life of the Most Learned Father Paul, Of the Order of the Servie, translator not credited, London: Humphrey Moseley and Richard Marriot, p. 13,
The Duke […] willingly interposed the pleasures of wit and facetiousnesse with the grave cares of his government, tempering wi
Similar: jolliness, jovialness, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation
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noun Condition of being jovial
| Español | jovialidad |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | ukunjufu |
| Português | jovialidade |
| Français | jovialité |
| Italiano | giovialità |
| Română | jovialitate |
Talk about this word "joviality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/joviality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. joviality. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/joviality "joviality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/joviality.Cite this
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