jovialness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English jovial Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English jovialness From jovial + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 291:
Synonyms
gayfulness · mirthfulness · joyousness · glee · joviality · cheeriness · merriness · jollity · delightedness · pleasedness · felicity · contentedness · jolliness · joy · joyfulness · jovialness · merriment · mirth · cheerfulness · delight · blitheness · gladsomeness · liss · gladness · high spirits · exuberance · gaiety · jollity · exuberantness · happiness · elation · elatedness · gleefulness · hilarity · contentness · conviviality · gleesomeness · gayness · blithesomeness