Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Joviality; gaiety; jollity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Noisy mirth; joviality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or condition of being
jovial ;joviality .
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Examples
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Cheery smile, jovialness, and white beard and all.
How it feels to have a stroke: "my consciousness soared into an all-knowingness, a 'being at one' with the universe..." Ann Althouse 2008
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But there's a sense of jovialness to some degree, and folks are just getting along.
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Steele got he never seemed to have any, and in spite of all his carelessness and jovialness, there is something sad in those last years of his life.
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There was much laughter and jovialness in the camps that night.
The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo Cyrus Townsend Brady 1890
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But for this resonant jovialness of voice, his denunciation of the
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886
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And, while he sees through all disguises worn by others, he hides his penetration carefully under a mask of cheerful good nature and jovialness.
The Widow Lerouge ��mile Gaboriau 1852
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By his jovialness, sincerity, and good nature, he made himself beloved by all.
Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1790
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Conversely, the same dedication and jovialness she displays in her classroom with the young kids she teaches during the week acts like an oppressive force as Scott sees Poppy in a complete and different way.
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