Jovial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer: a jovial host.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Pertaining to Jove or Zeus; Jovian.
  • adj. Pertaining to the planet Jupiter; Jovian.
  • adj. Under the influence of the planet Jupiter (considered a source of happiness).
  • adj. Merry; cheerful and good-humored.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.
  • adj. Sunny; serene.
  • adj. Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or characteristic of the god Jove or Jupiter; Jove-like; powerful; majestic: as, Jovial attributes.
  • Of or pertaining to the planet Jupiter: as, the Jovial satellites.
  • In astrology, under the influence of the planet Jupiter; derived from Jupiter as a natal planet, which, like Jove himself, was regarded as the source of joy and happiness: as, the Jovial temperament.
  • Hence [lowercase] Characterized by cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous; merry; jolly: opposed to grave: as, a jovial fellow.
  • [lowercase] In alchemy, of or pertaining to tin.
  • Synonyms Mirthful, etc. See jolly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  • Equivalent
    joyous   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    festive    merry    joyous    gay    jolly    gleeful    mirthful    hilarious    sunny    serene   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    genial    jolly    cheery    hearty    light-hearted    good-humored    affable    boisterous    vivacious    talkative