jovial Hear it!

jovial definition

jo·vial (jō′vē əl)

adjective

  1. Jovian
  2. full of hearty, playful good humor; genial and cheerful: from the astrological notion that people born under the sign of Jupiter are joyful

Etymology: Fr < LL Jovialis, of Jupiter < L Jovis: see Jove

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.