[syn: conviviality, joviality]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Joviality \Jo`vi*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. jovialit['e].]
The quality or state of being jovial. --Sir T. Herbert.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
joviality
n 1: feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor [syn:
jollity, jolliness, joviality]
2: a jovial nature [syn: conviviality, joviality]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "joviality":
amusement, cheer, conviviality, festivity, frivolity, fun, gaiety,
glee, gleefulness, good cheer, heartiness, high glee,
hilariousness, hilarity, holiday-making, hoopla, jocularity,
jocundity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joy, joyfulness,
joyousness, larking, laughter, levity, mafficking, merriment,
merriness, merrymaking, mirth, mirthfulness, racketing, reveling,
revelment, revelry, revels, skylarking, whoopee