˜yÐÄvlog

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joviality

[ joh-vee-al-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the state or quality of being jovial; merriment; jollity.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of joviality1

First recorded in 1620–30; jovial + -ity; compare French Âá´Ç±¹¾±²¹±ô¾±³Ùé
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Synonym Study

See mirth.
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He coupled his counsel with joviality and a scratchy, infectious laugh that took some of the sting out of his sometimes-unwelcome advice.

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“And there was kind of a pall from the joviality and it quieted down… In a sense, I hope that the players themselves took that to say, ‘You know, we do have to do something.’â€

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A classmate at the time said she had turned the school "in completely the opposite direction" during the election, using her "personality, joviality and optimism".

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The bright, colorful animations — arguments and fights are in surreal landscapes — add a sense of joviality to the proceedings.

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One Christmas obligation is to bring tidings of comfort to those who, because they are suffering, find the obligatory joviality of the season off-putting and depressing.

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