joviality
/d͡ʒoʊviˈælɪti/noun
joviality is spelled J-O-V-I-A-L-I-T-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, joviality means “The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of joviality is jovialities.
How many letters and syllables are in joviality?
| Letters | 9: J-O-V-I-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is joviality?
Joviality appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce joviality?
- /d͡ʒoʊviˈælɪti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-joviality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of joviality
- jovialities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does joviality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Joviality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Condition of being jovial:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jovialité |
| Portuguese | jovialidade |
| Spanish | jovialidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does joviality come from?
Borrowed from French jovialité.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).