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jovial

[ joh-vee-uhl ]

adjective

  1. endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship:

    a wonderfully jovial host.

    Synonyms: mirthful, joyful, gay, convivial, jolly, merry

    Antonyms: gloomy

  2. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the god Jove, or Jupiter.


jovial

/ ˈdʒəʊvɪəl /

adjective

  1. having or expressing convivial humour; jolly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈjovially, adverb
  • ˌjoviˈality, noun
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Other Words From

  • jovi·al·ly adverb
  • jovi·al·ness noun
  • un·jovi·al adjective
  • un·jovi·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jovial1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin joviālis “of Jupiter” (the planet, supposed to exert a happy influence), equivalent to Latin jovi- ( Jovian ) + -ālis -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jovial1

C16: from Latin joviālis of (the planet) Jupiter, considered by astrologers to foster good humour
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Synonym Study

Jovial, jocose, jocular, jocund agree in referring to someone who is in a good humor. Jovial suggests a hearty, joyous humor: a jovial person. Jocose refers to that which causes laughter; it suggests someone who is playful and given to jesting: with jocose and comical airs. Jocular means humorous, facetious, mirthful, and waggish: jocular enough to keep up the spirits of all around him. Jocund, now a literary word, suggests a cheerful, light-hearted, and sprightly gaiety: glad and jocund company.
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Example Sentences

The workers were nonetheless jovial and their constant banter indicated years of camaraderie.

He’s jovial, culturally literate and enlightened on issues of social justice.

From Time

While the layout of the restaurant is similar, the space was gutted to create “a more jovial, less corporate” ambiance in an effort to attract a new audience, says Sacco, who relied on the ideas of his significant other, designer Martha Vicas.

“This is a good day,” Diaz said to Chris Canning, a jovial EMT who wore his hair pulled back into a small bun.

Even though we were running late, Scott was jovial and candid in his conversation.

With that, he took a huff off a morning joint and moved into the throng of jovial patrons.

Of course, it shouldn't be surprising, as Fallon and Timberlake may be the two most jovial, joyous people in show business.

[Kevin] had the idea that my character would be more jovial, and I thought he was tragic.

In typical Biden fashion, the ever-jovial VP teased the crowd for being subdued.

In private life, all who knew him agreed as to his sympathetic, jovial, and straightforward character.

In his younger days Jacob Worse had been a little wild, and was now a jovial middle-aged man, about fifty years of age.

And then he went off to the Convivial Cannibals, where he ate an enormous tripe supper, and was more jovial and violent than ever.

At times they had a word or two in private, and Macfarlane was from first to last particularly kind and jovial.

Old Judge Mason, accustomed to seeing Barry in time of stress, tried his best to be jovial.

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