adjective · rare

jovial

jov·i·al

jovial · more jovial · most jovial

веселий, товариський

весёлый, жовиальный

fröhlich, heiter, jovial

Cheerful and good-humouredCheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.

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UK/ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/US/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vɪ.əl/

» But these jovial sounds fell sadly on the ear of the ruined nobleman.

Meaning

2 senses

(comparable)Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
jovial, fröhlich, heiter
весёлыйvesjólyj, жовиальныйžovialʹnyj
веселийveselyj, товариськийtovarysʹkyj
(not comparable, obsolete)Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1).

More definitions

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

Examples

6 sentences

But these jovial sounds fell sadly on the ear of the ruined nobleman.
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He's a jovial man.
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Tom is very jovial.
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I got a thesaurus as a present and I feel very happy, glad, cheerful, jovial, jubilant and merry.
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Santiago’s jovial mood angered Rima.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry:

Русский

By meaning 1

cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry:

Origin

First attested in 1590; borrowed from Middle French jovial (“under the influence of Jupite

First attested in 1590; borrowed from Middle French jovial (“under the influence of Jupiter; of Jove; jovial, jolly”), from Italian gioviale (“(now obsolete) born under the influence of the planet Jupiter”) (attested in Dante, Paradiso, canto XVIII, early 14th century), from Late Latin Ioviālis (“relating to the Roman god Jupiter”), from Iuppiter, Iovis (“the Roman god Jove or Jupiter, counterpart of the Greek god Zeus”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to be bright; heaven, sky”)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); analysable as Jove + -ial.

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