jovialty
/ˈd͡ʒəʊviəlti/
jovialty is the archaic form of joviality.
Meaning of joviality
Noun
joviality (countable and uncountable, plural jovialities)
- The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
- The Duke […] willingly interposed the pleasures of wit and facetiousnesse with the grave cares of his government, tempering wisely his troubles with Joviality of words and actions […]1651, Fulgenzio Micanzio, The Life of the Most Learned Father Paul, Of the Order of the Servie, translator not credited, London: Humphrey Moseley and Richard Marriot, p. 13
- Synonyms:
- jolliness, jovialness, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, delight, delightedness
Forms of jovialty
| plural | jovialties |
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Questions about jovialty
- What is jovialty the archaic form of?
- Jovialty is the archaic form of joviality.
- How do you pronounce jovialty?
- Jovialty is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒəʊviəlti/.
Words near jovialty in the dictionary
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