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Jovial Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Jovial? [adj] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Jovial: gay \| jocund \| jolly \| joyous \| merry \| mirthful Related Terms \| Find terms related to Jovial: 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 \| mirthful \| mirth-loving \| on the loose \| rejoicing \| risible \| sociable See Also \| Jovial In Webster's Dictionary \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}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter. [Obs.] Our jovial star reigned at his birth. --Shak. 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. 2. Sunny; serene. [Obs.] ``The heavens always joviall.'' --Spenser. 3. Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a jovial company; a jovial poem. Be bright and jovial among your guests. --Shak. His odes are some of them panegyrical, others moral; the rest are jovial or bacchanalian. --Dryden. 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.

Jovial Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jovial?

[adj] 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"

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Jovial In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.
   [Obs.]

         Our jovial star reigned at his birth. --Shak.

         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.

2. Sunny; serene. [Obs.] ``The heavens always joviall.''
   --Spenser.

3. Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious;
   characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a
   jovial company; a jovial poem.

         Be bright and jovial among your guests. --Shak.

         His odes are some of them panegyrical, others moral;
         the rest are jovial or bacchanalian.  --Dryden.

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.

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