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joviality

[joh-vee-al-i-tee] / ˌdʒoʊ viˈæl ɪ ti /


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The musical is structured in a similar way, they said, opening with the joviality of a disco or Philippine noontime variety show, then slowly shedding that illusion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

Amid the banter and joviality, the message from the Red Roses was clear: they want to inspire the next generation.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025

One Christmas obligation is to bring tidings of comfort to those who, because they are suffering, find the obligatory joviality of the season off-putting and depressing.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022

Both Portman and Hemsworth bring a lighthearted joviality to Love and Thunder that works well in moments when the movie’s highlighting the emotional connection that first brought Thor and Jane together.

From The Verge ● Jul. 5, 2022

In this, the atmosphere, no matter how coarse, has a verve and an essential joviality that casts out morbidity.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin


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