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Definition of Joviality
1. Noun. Feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor.
Generic synonyms: Gaiety, Merriment, Amiability, Good Humor, Good Humour, Good Temper
Derivative terms: Jolly, Jolly, Jovial
2. Noun. A jovial nature.
Generic synonyms: Sociability, Sociableness
Derivative terms: Convivial, Jovial
Definition of Joviality
1. n. The quality or state of being jovial.
Definition of Joviality
1. Noun. The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Joviality
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Joviality
Literary usage of Joviality
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order ; with Copious by George Crabb (1883)
"joviality or JOLLITY, and HILARITY, are species of merriment which belong to the
convivial board, or to less refined indulgences : joviality or jollity is ..."
2. The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778: With a Selection from Her by Fanny Burney (1889)
"He is a tall, stout man, and looks as weather-proof as any sailor in the navy.
He has great good-humour and joviality marked in his countenance. ..."
3. England in 1835: A Series of Letters Written to Friends in Germany During a by Friedrich von Raumer (1836)
"... Turies — Primogeniture — Husband- catching—Religious Bigotry—New interpretation
of the Apocalypse—Hansard's Debates—English Society—German joviality. ..."
4. A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and by William Tooke, William Beloe, Robert Nares (1798)
"... invented new ones, and his joviality and good- humour made him the delight of
all his ... joviality ..."
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