joviality

  • 1Joviality — Jo vi*al i*ty, n. [Cf. F. jovialit[ e].] The quality or state of being jovial. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2joviality — index life (vitality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3joviality — (n.) 1620s, from Fr. jovialite, from jovial (see JOVIAL (Cf. jovial)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4joviality — jovial ► ADJECTIVE ▪ cheerful and friendly. DERIVATIVES joviality noun jovially adverb. ORIGIN Latin jovialis of Jupiter , with reference to the supposed influence of the planet Jupiter on those born under it …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5joviality — noun see jovial …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6joviality — /joh vee al i tee/, n. the state or quality of being jovial; merriment; jollity. [1620 30; JOVIAL + ITY; cf. F jovialité] Syn. See mirth. * * * …

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  • 7joviality — noun The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality …

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  • 8joviality — Synonyms and related words: amusement, cheer, conviviality, festivity, frivolity, fun, gaiety, glee, gleefulness, good cheer, heartiness, high glee, hilariousness, hilarity, holiday making, hoopla, jocularity, jocundity, jollification, jolliness …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 9joviality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. joy, geniality, good humor; see happiness 1 , joy 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A state of joyful exuberance: blitheness, blithesomeness, gaiety, glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, jocundity …

    English dictionary for students

  • 10joviality — jo·vi·al·i·ty || ‚dʒəʊvɪ ælÉ™tɪ n. cheerfulness, joyfulness, mirthfulness, jolliness …

    English contemporary dictionary

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