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- Dictionaryjo·vi·al/ˈjōvēəl/
adjective
- 1. cheerful and friendly: "she was in a jovial mood"
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Jovial means showing high spirits or lightheartedness, or relating to Jove, the Roman god of joy. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
Jovial means friendly and in a good mood, or making others feel that way. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Jovial definition: endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship. See examples of JOVIAL used in a sentence.
Use jovial to describe people who show good humor and are full of joy. Santa Claus, with his constant "ho-ho-hoing" is a jovial figure. Jocose and jocular are similar words, but they refer more to things that actually cause laughter.
Jovial means friendly and in a good mood, or making others feel that way. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Jovial means happy and cheerful, or expressing convivial humour. It comes from the Latin word for Jupiter, the planet associated with good humour. See more synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of jovial.
Jovial means full of hearty, playful good humor; genial and cheerful. It comes from French, Italian and Latin words related to Jupiter, the planet of jollity.
