Meaning & use
joviality
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The quality of being cheerful, friendly, and good-humored.
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The host's joviality put everyone at ease as soon as they arrived.
Despite the cold, there was a sense of joviality around the campfire.
A note on using this word
The word traces back to 'Jove' (Jupiter), the Roman god believed in astrology to bestow a cheerful, optimistic temperament on those born under his influence.
Words with a similar meaning
cheerfulnessgood humor
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Words with an opposite meaning
gloominessmoroseness
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