jovial

adjective

jo·vial ˈjō-vē-əl How to pronounce jovial (audio)

-vyəl

: characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly

a jovial host

a jovial welcome

spent a jovial evening together

capitalized : of or relating to Jove

joviality

ˌjō-vē-ˈa-lə-tē How to pronounce jovial (audio)

noun

jovially

ˈjō-vē-ə-lē How to pronounce jovial (audio)

-vyə-

adverb

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Jovial and Birth Dates

In Roman astrology, planets were named after gods, and people were thought to share the personality traits of the god whose planet was rising when they were born. Jupiter, also called Jove, was the chief Roman god and was considered a majestic type who was the source of joy and happiness. The Latin adjective jovialis means "of or relating to Jove." In French, this had become jovial, which English borrowed and used to describe people and things full of cheer or joy.

Example Sentences

In response, an infuriating wink: Alsana always likes to appear jovial at the very moment that her interlocutor becomes hot under the collar.

Zadie Smith, White Teeth, 2001 I felt I was slumming, in my own life. My task was to ward off the drivel … the jovial claptrap of classmates and teachers, the maddening bromides I heard at home.

Susan Sontag, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 1987 For, the people who were shovelling away on the housetops were jovial and full of glee; calling out to one another from the parapets, and now and then exchanging a facetious snowball …

Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, 1843 The audience was in a jovial mood. He's a very jovial man.

Recent Examples on the Web In what’s left of a school in Yahidne, Ukraine, the scene is jovial and familiar.

Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 All of them were very jovial or funny, always quick with a story or impression.

Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2022 The jovial owner, called Jupe, has also had some contact with the U.F.O. and is also trying to profit from it, indifferent to the risks involved.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Every week, 88-year-old Stephen Straus filled the seat with his jovial personality, making fast friends with strangers at the fixture in Highland Park, Illinois.

Holly Yan, CNN, 10 July 2022 Any claims some Republicans have made that the attack was really just a jovial tourist visit have been dashed.

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2022 In Season 3, the Duffer Brothers killed off Alexei, a jovial Russian who was trying to help Hopper, Joyce and Murray stop the bad guys.

Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Some of the participants, like Misba Khan, a jovial Pakistani-British mother and Muslim chaplain, have zero experience in such endeavors; but her compassion and sense of humor prove a key to the mission’s success.

Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 Vulcan and Vesta, The World Games mascots, milled about in jovial silence, waving, hugging people, and shaking hands.

al, 4 June 2022 See More

jovial

adjective

as in jolly

indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor the trip to the amusement park put everyone in a jovial mood

Synonyms & Similar Words

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jolly
merry
festive
cheerful
jocular
mirthful
witty
laughing
gleeful
jocose
lively
funny
joyful
jocund
humorous
playful
amused
sunny
happy
smiling
blithe
amusing
blithesome
bright
spirited
lighthearted
upbeat
cheery
joking
delighted
joyous
gay
carefree
exuberant
vivacious
giggling
buoyant
jubilant
chuckling
animated
easygoing
perky
ecstatic
chipper
optimistic
sprightly
peppy
jesting
exultant
flippant
blissful
jaunty
beaming
frisky
hilarious
euphoric
rapturous
comical
elated
joshing
lightsome
frolicsome
facetious
exhilarated
gladsome
happy-go-lucky
enraptured
zippy
thrilled
sportive
radiant
overjoyed
insouciant
hopeful
unconcerned
sanguine
cavalier
bouncing
tickled
uproarious
blessed
riotous
rosy
high
antic
farcical
entranced
comic
ravished
sprightful
devil-may-care
blest
sidesplitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

glum
melancholy
sad
sorrowful
unhappy
dejected
downcast
blue
anguished
forlorn
aggrieved
dispirited
disconsolate
depressed
despondent
crestfallen
abject
lugubrious
moody
heartbroken
downhearted
saddened
disgruntled
mournful
somber
crying
heartsick
doleful
disheartened
sombre
sullen
discontented
morose
wailing
gloomy
weeping
brokenhearted
heavyhearted
glum
joyless
sobbing
saturnine
plaintive
cheerless
dark
moaning
dolorous
low-spirited
lachrymose
bleak
black
gray
grey
dreary
sorry
woeful
dismal
depressing
miserable
desolate
groaning
woebegone
sluggish
dull
comfortless
lethargic
wretched
listless
torpid

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of jovial are blithe, jocund, jolly, and merry. While all these words mean "showing high spirits or lightheartedness," jovial suggests the stimulation of conviviality and good fellowship.

dinner put them in a jovial mood

Although the words blithe and jovial have much in common, blithe suggests carefree, innocent, or even heedless gaiety.

arrived late in his usual blithe way

The synonyms jocund and jovial are sometimes interchangeable, but jocund stresses elation and exhilaration of spirits.

singing, dancing, and jocund feasting

The words jolly and jovial can be used in similar contexts, but jolly suggests high spirits expressed in laughing, bantering, and jesting.

our jolly host enlivened the party

In some situations, the words merry and jovial are roughly equivalent. However, merry suggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of frolic or festivity.

a merry group of revelers

单词	jovial
释义	jovial adjective jo·vial ˈjō-vē-əl -vyəl 1 : characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly a jovial host a jovial welcome spent a jovial evening together 2 capitalized : of or relating to Jove joviality ˌjō-vē-ˈa-lə-tē noun jovially ˈjō-vē-ə-lē -vyə- adverb Did you know? Jovial and Birth Dates In Roman astrology, planets were named after gods, and people were thought to share the personality traits of the god whose planet was rising when they were born. Jupiter, also called Jove, was the chief Roman god and was considered a majestic type who was the source of joy and happiness. The Latin adjective jovialis means "of or relating to Jove." In French, this had become jovial, which English borrowed and used to describe people and things full of cheer or joy. Synonyms blithe blithesome festive gay gleeful jocose jocular jocund jolly laughing merry mirthful sunny See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences In response, an infuriating wink: Alsana always likes to appear jovial at the very moment that her interlocutor becomes hot under the collar. Zadie Smith, White Teeth, 2001 I felt I was slumming, in my own life. My task was to ward off the drivel … the jovial claptrap of classmates and teachers, the maddening bromides I heard at home. Susan Sontag, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 1987 For, the people who were shovelling away on the housetops were jovial and full of glee; calling out to one another from the parapets, and now and then exchanging a facetious snowball … Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, 1843 The audience was in a jovial mood. He's a very jovial man. Recent Examples on the Web In what’s left of a school in Yahidne, Ukraine, the scene is jovial and familiar. Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 All of them were very jovial or funny, always quick with a story or impression. Nick Alvarez \| Nalvarez@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2022 The jovial owner, called Jupe, has also had some contact with the U.F.O. and is also trying to profit from it, indifferent to the risks involved. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Every week, 88-year-old Stephen Straus filled the seat with his jovial personality, making fast friends with strangers at the fixture in Highland Park, Illinois. Holly Yan, CNN, 10 July 2022 Any claims some Republicans have made that the attack was really just a jovial tourist visit have been dashed. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2022 In Season 3, the Duffer Brothers killed off Alexei, a jovial Russian who was trying to help Hopper, Joyce and Murray stop the bad guys. Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Some of the participants, like Misba Khan, a jovial Pakistani-British mother and Muslim chaplain, have zero experience in such endeavors; but her compassion and sense of humor prove a key to the mission’s success. Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 Vulcan and Vesta, The World Games mascots, milled about in jovial silence, waving, hugging people, and shaking hands. al, 4 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Kids Definition jovial adjective jo·vial ˈjō-vē-əl : jolly entry 1 jovial adjective as in jolly indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor the trip to the amusement park put everyone in a jovial mood Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance jolly merry festive cheerful jocular mirthful witty laughing gleeful jocose lively funny joyful jocund humorous playful amused sunny happy smiling blithe amusing blithesome bright spirited lighthearted upbeat cheery joking delighted joyous gay carefree exuberant vivacious giggling buoyant jubilant chuckling animated easygoing perky ecstatic chipper optimistic sprightly peppy jesting exultant flippant blissful jaunty beaming frisky hilarious euphoric rapturous comical elated joshing lightsome frolicsome facetious exhilarated gladsome happy-go-lucky enraptured zippy thrilled sportive radiant overjoyed insouciant hopeful unconcerned sanguine cavalier bouncing tickled uproarious blessed riotous rosy high antic farcical entranced comic ravished sprightful devil-may-care blest sidesplitting Antonyms & Near Antonyms glum melancholy sad sorrowful unhappy dejected downcast blue anguished forlorn aggrieved dispirited disconsolate depressed despondent crestfallen abject lugubrious moody heartbroken downhearted saddened disgruntled mournful somber crying heartsick doleful disheartened sombre sullen discontented morose wailing gloomy weeping brokenhearted heavyhearted glum joyless sobbing saturnine plaintive cheerless dark moaning dolorous low-spirited lachrymose bleak black gray grey dreary sorry woeful dismal depressing miserable desolate groaning woebegone sluggish dull comfortless lethargic wretched listless torpid See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of jovial are blithe, jocund, jolly, and merry. While all these words mean "showing high spirits or lightheartedness," jovial suggests the stimulation of conviviality and good fellowship. dinner put them in a jovial mood Although the words blithe and jovial have much in common, blithe suggests carefree, innocent, or even heedless gaiety. arrived late in his usual blithe way The synonyms jocund and jovial are sometimes interchangeable, but jocund stresses elation and exhilaration of spirits. singing, dancing, and jocund feasting The words jolly and jovial can be used in similar contexts, but jolly suggests high spirits expressed in laughing, bantering, and jesting. our jolly host enlivened the party In some situations, the words merry and jovial are roughly equivalent. However, merry suggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of frolic or festivity. a merry group of revelers
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