Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being jovial; jovial conduct or amusement; merriment; jollity; festivity.
- noun Synonyms Joy, Glee, etc. (see
hilarity ); gaiety, Jollity, jocularity, sportiveness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being jovial.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
jovial ;jollity orconviviality
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
- noun a jovial nature
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Examples
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He was hurt, and his joviality was a supreme effort for him.
Sweetbriar Jude Deveraux 1983
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He was hurt, and his joviality was a supreme effort for him.
Sweetbriar Jude Deveraux 1983
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I've always loved the kind of joviality of the Davos/Washington jet-setting crowd while the world burns around them.
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Her husband belonged to the type known as "fine men," tall, generously-proportioned, with the free and easy joviality which is so common in Ireland.
Here are Ladies James Stephens 1916
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First, the same "joviality" of the phrase, "good boy," would almost certainly take on a sexual element when changed to "good girl."
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"Cuomo, by contrast, seemed almost dour in a gray business suit and graying hair, a tired air and forced joviality delivered through clenched teeth that approximated a smile," sniped the Albany Times-Union.
Dan Collins: Andrew Cuomo Takes a Victory Lap Dan Collins 2012
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His red heavy-jawed face was made for joviality, but his small brown eyes were wary, constantly moving.
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The Scot has been the personification of joviality since returning to Liverpool in January, but it felt as if a turning point had been reached on Saturday.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish shows strain after Stoke defeat 2011
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The desperate joviality of the tour guide wasn't helping anything.
Sophia Dembling: Tourists Traps: You Win Some, You Lose Some Sophia Dembling 2010
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The desperate joviality of the tour guide wasn't helping anything.
Sophia Dembling: Tourists Traps: You Win Some, You Lose Some Sophia Dembling 2010
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