[joh-vee-al-i-tee] 
| the state or quality of being jovial; merriment; jollity. |
| jo·vi·al (jō'vē-əl) adj. Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer: a jovial host. [French, probably from Italian giovale, from Old Italian, of Jupiter (regarded as the source of happiness), from Late Latin Ioviālis, from Latin Iuppiter, Iov-, Jupiter; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.] jo'vi·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n., jo'vi·al·ly adv. |
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