jovial
[ joh-vee-uhl ]
adjective
endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
(initial capital letter) of or relating to the god Jove, or Jupiter.
Origin of jovial
1synonym study For jovial
1. 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.
Other words for jovial
Opposites for jovial
Other words from jovial
- jo·vi·al·ly, adverb
- jo·vi·al·ness, noun
- un·jo·vi·al, adjective
- un·jo·vi·al·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with jovial
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British Dictionary definitions for jovial
jovial
/ (ˈdʒəʊvɪəl) /
adjective
having or expressing convivial humour; jolly
Origin of jovial
1C16: from Latin joviālis of (the planet) Jupiter, considered by astrologers to foster good humour
Derived forms of jovial
- joviality or jovialness, noun
- jovially, adverb
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