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joviality|dʒəʊvɪˈælɪtɪ|
[ad. F. jovialité (1624 in Hatz.-Darm.), f. jovial: see -ity.]
The quality of being jovial; hearty mirth, humour, or good-fellowship; jollity, festivity, conviviality.
1626Bernard Isle of Man (1627) 67 Where Iovialitie taketh his place, there joy will bid him welcome. 1788H. Walpole Remin. i. 13 His majesty, fond of private joviality. 1846Wright Ess. Mid. Ages I. v. 183 A description of the jovialities of an English drinking party of the twelfth century. 1887M. E. Braddon Like & Unlike i. |