Noun: joviality ,jow-vee'a-li-tee
- A feeling of cheerful high spirits and good humour
"The holiday party was filled with joviality and laughter";
- jollity, jolliness
- A jovial nature
"His joviality was infectious, lifting the spirits of those around him";
- conviviality
Derived forms: jovialities
Type of: amiability, gaiety, gayety [US], good humor [US], good humour [Brit, Cdn], good temper, merriment, sociability, sociableness