jovial

jo·vi·al

J0067500 (jō′vē-əl)adj. Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer: a jovial host.

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[French, from Middle French, under the favorable astrological influence of the planet Jupiter, jovial, from Old Italian, from Late Latin Ioviālis, of Jupiter, from Latin Iuppiter, Iov-, Jupiter; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]

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jo′vi·al′i·ty (-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.jo′vi·al·ly adv.

jovial

(ˈdʒəʊvɪəl) adjhaving or expressing convivial humour; jolly[C16: from Latin joviālis of (the planet) Jupiter, considered by astrologers to foster good humour] ˌjoviˈality, ˈjovialness n ˈjovially adv

jo•vi•al

(ˈdʒoʊ vi əl)

adj. 1. endowed with or characterized by hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship. 2. (cap.) Jovian (def. 1). [1580–90; < Medieval Latin joviālis of Jupiter]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

jovial - full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"jocund, jolly, merry, mirthful, gayjoyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"

jovial

adjective cheerful, happy, jolly, animated, glad, merry, hilarious, buoyant, airy, jubilant, cheery, cordial, convivial, blithe, gay, mirthful, jocund, jocose Father Whittaker appeared to be in a jovial mood.
solemn, grumpy, unfriendly, antisocial, morose, doleful

jovial

adjectiveCharacterized by joyful exuberance:blithe, blithesome, boon, convivial, gay, gleeful, jocund, jolly, merry, mirthful.

Translations

快活的愉快的

jovial

(ˈdʒouviəl) adjective full of good humour. He seems to be in a very jovial mood this morning. 愉快的 快活的，愉快的 ˌjoviˈality (-ˈa-) noun 愉快 快活，愉快 ˈjovially adverb 愉快地 快活地，愉快地