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joviality

[joh-vee-al-i-tee]

jo·vi·al·i·ty

[joh-vee-al-i-tee]
noun
the state or quality of being jovial; merriment; jollity.

Origin:
1620–30; jovial + -ity; compare French jovialité


See mirth.

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Joviality has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
given to using long words.
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jovial (ˈdʒəʊvɪəl)
 
adj
having or expressing convivial humour; jolly
 
[C16: from Latin joviālis of (the planet) Jupiter, considered by astrologers to foster good humour]
 
jovi'ality
 
n
 
'jovialness
 
n
 
'jovially
 
adv

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