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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.

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



jovial

/ ˈəʊɪə /

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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • jovially adverb
  • jovialness noun
  • unjovial adjective
  • unjovially adverb
  • ˈDZ adverb
  • ˌDZˈٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jovial1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin DZ “of Jupiter” (the planet, supposed to exert a happy influence), equivalent to Latin jovi- ( Jovian ) + - -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jovial1

C16: from Latin DZ 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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In Signal Hill, the mood among a handful of day laborers who were posted up on a patch of grass near a Home Depot on Tuesday afternoon was jovial and almost defiant.

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As Deathracer413 celebrates its 200th skating session, the vibe is affectionate and rambunctious, jovial retiree backyard barbecue meets heavily tattooed skater meetup.

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Willie, jovial as he is, may be out of step with the direction the family business is taking.

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It has also had mixed reviews, being described as "jovial, zany, and sweet" by the Daily Beast, but a "mind-numbing abomination" by the Times.

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“I just feel like people should know that Brian Montana was a very nice guy. He was jovial and a gentleman,” the band wrote.

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