jovial[adjective]Synonyms: cheerful, animated, cheery, convivial, happy, jolly, merry, mirthful
Contrasted words: dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sullen, grave, sedate, serious, solemn, staid
Related Words: facetious,
humorous,
jocose,
jocular,
affable,
genial,
sociable,
amiable,
good-natured,
bantering,
chaffing,
jollying,
joshing [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
jo‧vi‧al /ˈdʒəʊviəl $ ˈdʒoʊ-/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: Late Latin jovialis 'of the god Jove or Jupiter'; because people born under the influence of the planet Jupiter were thought likely to be happy]
friendly and happy:
He addressed me in a jovial manner.—jovially adverb—joviality /ˌdʒəʊviˈæləti, ˌdʒəʊviˈælɪti $ ˌdʒoʊ-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
JOVIAL Junior Officer's Version of an Incomprehensible Arithmetic Lanquage
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