'JOVIAL' definitions:
Definition of 'jovial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful]
Definition of 'jovial'
From: GCIDE
- jovial \jo"vi*al\, a. [F., fr. L. Jovialis pertaining to Jove. The planet Jupiter was thought to make those born under it joyful or jovial. See Jove.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. [capitalized] Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Our jovial star reigned at his birth. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to the colors whereby they answer these planets. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Sunny; serene. [Obs.] "The heavens always joviall." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a jovial company; a jovial poem. [1913 Webster]
- Be bright and jovial among your guests. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- His odes are some of them panegyrical, others moral; the rest are jovial or bacchanalian. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Note: This word is a relic of the belief in planetary influence. Other examples are saturnine, mercurial, martial, lunatic, etc.
- Syn: Merry; joyous; gay; festive; mirthful; gleeful; jolly; hilarious. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'jovial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affable,
- amiable,
- bantering,
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- boon,
- buxom,
- chaffing,
- convivial,
- facetious,
- festal,
- festive,
- free and easy,
- frivolous,
- gala,
- gay,
- genial,
- gladsome,
- gleeful,
- good-natured,
- hail-fellow-well-met,
- hearty,
- hilarious,
- humorous,
- jocose,
- jocular,
- jocund,
- jolly,
- jollying,
- joshing,
- joyful,
- joyous,
- laughter-loving,
- lighthearted,
- merry,
- merrymaking,
- mirth-loving,
- mirthful,
- on the loose,
- rejoicing,
- risible,
- sociable
Acronyms for 'jovial'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Jules Own Version of the International Algorithmic Language