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jovialness

noun

Etymology

From jovial + -ness.

  1. derived from *dyew-✻ — “to be bright; heaven, sky”
  2. derived from Ioviālis — “relating to the Roman god Jupiter”
  3. derived from gioviale — “(now obsolete) born under the influence of the planet Jupiter”
  4. borrowed from jovial
  5. suffixed as jovialness — “jovial + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being jovial

    The state or condition of being jovial; joviality.

    • ‘I wish I could say it was all on your behalf!’ Mr Steers admitted with such an endearing mixture of jovialness and humility that relief flooded the room and everybody chuckled.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA