Joviality

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Joviality \Jo`vi*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. jovialit['e].]
     The quality or state of being jovial. --Sir T. Herbert.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  joviality
       n 1: feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor [syn: {jollity}]
       2: a jovial nature [syn: {conviviality}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  40 Moby Thesaurus words for "joviality":
     amusement, cheer, conviviality, festivity, frivolity, fun, gaiety,
     glee, gleefulness, good cheer, heartiness, high glee,
     hilariousness, hilarity, holiday-making, hoopla, jocularity,
     jocundity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joy, joyfulness,
     joyousness, larking, laughter, levity, mafficking, merriment,
     merriness, merrymaking, mirth, mirthfulness, racketing, reveling,
     revelment, revelry, revels, skylarking, whoopee