joviality

Meanings

• the quality or disposition of being joyful or merry; merriment; high spirits; jolliness; conviviality; geniality; gregariousness; affability; pleasantness; cheerfulness; buoyancy; gaiety; vivacity; zest; enthusiasm; ardor; passion; fervor; intensity; eagerness; avidity; interest; engagement; involvement; dedication.

  - "The children's joviality was contagious."
  - "Despite the tough economic times, the employees' joviality never waned."
  - "The birthday party was filled with joviality, laughter, and good food."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with joviality
jubilee , merriment , merryment , festivity , gaiety , vivacity , zest , enthusiasm , ardor , passion , fervor , intensity , eagerness , avidity , interest , engagement , involvement , dedication

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. joviality, jointility, juxtapositionality, joustingality
   

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Variants

List of all variants of joviality that leads to same result
jovial , jovialities , joviality , jovially

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'joviality' comes from the Latin word 'jovialis', which means 'merry, joyful, or festive'. This Latin word is derived from the name of the Roman god 'Jupiter', who was the king of the gods and the god of the sky and thunder. Because of his association with the sky, thunder, and good fortune, the Romans used the word 'jovialis' to describe anything that was merry, joyful, or festive.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. I felt I was slumming, in my own life. My task was to ward off the drivel … the "jovial" claptrap of classmates and teachers, the maddening bromides I heard at home.

   - Susan Sontag,{it}New Yorker{/it},21 Dec. 1987

2. For, the people who were shovelling away on the housetops were "jovial" and full of glee; calling out to one another from the parapets, and now and then exchanging a facetious snowball …

   - Charles Dickens,{it}A Christmas Carol{/it},1843

3. In response, an infuriating wink: Alsana always likes to appear "jovial" at the very moment that her interlocutor becomes hot under the collar.

   - Zadie Smith,{it}White Teeth{/it},2001

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