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Meaning of 'jovial' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Jovial [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.
- Sunny; serene.
- Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a jovial company; a jovial poem.

Meaning of 'jovial' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . jovial [ s]
Meaning (1):
- full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Example in sentence:
  • a jovial old gentleman;
  • a mirthful laugh;
  • a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company;
  • have a merry Christmas;
  • jolly old Saint Nick;
  • peals of merry laughter;
  • the jolly crowd at the reunion;
  • when hearts were young and gay

Nearby Words:

jove jovialist joviality jovially jovialness jovialty jovian jovicentric jovinianist

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