jovialness

noun

"jovialness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jovialness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or condition of being jovial; joviality.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jovialness · jovialness · English

jovialness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for jovialness
PropertyValue
Headwordjovialness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jovialness” in English

jovialnesssits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jovialness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or condition of being jovial; joviality.".

No misspelling variants are generated for jovialness in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From jovial + -ness. The correct English form is jovialness, spelled J-O-V-I-A-L-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or condition of being jovial; joviality.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how jovialness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ‘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.

Etymology

From jovial + -ness.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jovialness"?
"jovialness" is spelled J-O-V-I-A-L-N-E-S-S.
What does "jovialness" mean?
As a noun, "jovialness" means: The state or condition of being jovial; joviality.
What is the origin of the word "jovialness"?
From jovial + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list