Jovial Definition

jōvē-əl
adjective

Jovian.

Webster's New World
Full of hearty, playful good humor; genial and cheerful.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Jovial

  • French from Middle French under the favorable astrological influence of the planet Jupiter, jovial from Old Italian from Late Latin Ioviālis of Jupiter from Latin Iuppiter Iov- Jupiter dyeu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French jovial, from Italian gioviale, from Latin ioviālis, from Iovis (“Jove”), i.e. Jupiter, the planet which was thought by astrologers to bring jollity.

    From Wiktionary

Jovial Sentence Examples

  • She had no idea what made him angry one minute and jovial the next.

  • She had even lost the mob popularity which she had once gained by her jovial manners.

  • It was hard to believe this jovial man was the same angry man she had faced earlier that night.

  • Brother Viktor was large, extremely jovial and waving a penguin.

  • The pair spent the balance of the morning emptying the washing machine and dryer, only to fill them with never-ending loads, while in between clearing dishes, brewing more coffee, and playing the jovial innkeepers.

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