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Joviality

//d͡ʒoʊviˈælɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality. countable, uncountable

    "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 wisely his troubles with Joviality of words and actions […]"

  2. 2
    a jovial nature wordnet
  3. 3
    feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor wordnet

Etymology

From French jovialité.

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