Joviality
What it means
Warm, hearty cheerfulness expressed in sociable company.
Reach for it when naming an atmosphere or disposition of friendly shared good humor
Her joviality helped every newcomer feel included at dinner.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
Fits when visible group energy is the main impression
Careful High spirits can become noisy or disruptive without being welcoming.
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everyday
cheerfulness
Fits when bright good spirits are the broad quality
Careful Cheerfulness can be quiet and solitary, unlike sociable joviality.
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warm
good humor
Fits when friendly patience and amusement shape interactions
Careful Good humor is milder and less hearty than joviality.
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formal
Fits when warm friendliness puts others at ease
Careful Geniality is gentler and less boisterous.
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literary
Fits when easy sociable friendliness suits cultivated prose
Careful Bonhomie is uncommon and can imply a clubby atmosphere.
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literary
Fits when shared laughter and festivity are active
Careful Merriment describes a moment or gathering more than a person's disposition.
Opposites 3
- gloom
- surliness
- solemnity
Common phrases 3
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natural joviality
His natural joviality left room for quieter guests to speak.
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air of joviality
An air of joviality returned when the power came back.
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joviality around the table
Joviality around the table never turned the absent colleague into a joke.
Word family 3
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated