Definition of jovial in English:

jovial

adjective ˈdʒəʊvɪəlˈdʒoʊviəl

Cheerful and friendly.
友善快活的，愉快的
she was in a jovial mood
她心情愉快。
Example sentencesExamples
- His method of interacting with patients was to be jovial and carefree in an effort to relax them.
- It took the form of a very jovial round faced friend of mine called Bill who lived two streets away.
- But he was mostly in a jovial mood as he conducted a round of interviews.
- The atmosphere was electric and both sets of fans were jovial and friendly for much of the game.
- If they were nervous, it was pretty tough to tell, they had such a friendly, jovial way about them.
- The three men laughed and continued the jovial remarks until their lunches arrived.
- He was joined by friends for the special occasion and was in jovial form as usual.
- For his part, Frey was in a jovial mood, joking with the crowd throughout the night.
- The conversation became jovial through the stories they shared about being in a state of intoxication.
- While during the day it is very relaxing, at night it is jovial and good humoured.
- The laugh was deep and jovial, yet any listener could pick out the sinister tone.
- The door banged open then and William flounced into the room with a jovial grin.
- Of course it will be delivered with a jovial smile and a pat on the back.
- Despite my trying to remain jovial and positive Gerald was miserable and moody.
- The Professor has been drinking and is in a very jovial mood, but he kids you not.
- His jovial manner and friendly approach sets him aside from all others that ever worked in town.
- Larry will be remembered for his lively, jovial manner for whom work was his pleasure.
- The mood was pretty jovial after the show and the band hung out and mingled.
- Marie looked up at the girl and saw in place of the normally jovial smile an expression of sincerity.
- She sighed and turned her head to look behind her and gave him a jovial smile.
Synonyms
cheerful, jolly, happy, cheery, good-humoured, convivial, genial, good-natured, friendly, amiable, affable, sociable, outgoing, clubbable
smiling, grinning, laughing, mirthful, merry, sunny, bright, joyful, high-spirited, exuberant, ebullient, lively, vivacious, full of life, sprightly, jaunty, breezy
happy-go-lucky, carefree, unworried, untroubled, without a care in the world, full of the joys of spring, fun-loving, buoyant, optimistic, positive
informal chipper, chirpy, perky, smiley, upbeat, peppy, sparky, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of beans, full of vim and vigour
North American informal peart
dated gay
literary gladsome, jocund, joyous, jocose, blithe, blithesome
archaic of good cheer, perk, as merry/lively as a grig
rare Pickwickian

Derivatives

joviality

noun dʒəʊvɪˈalɪtiˌdʒoʊviˈælədi

He was trying very hard to cover up his nervousness with joviality and humor.
Example sentencesExamples
- He is remembered for his joviality and zest for life and love of the game.
- It has more style and joviality than the English.
- It seemed surreal that we would be discussing such a topic amidst such joviality.
- ‘Sorry to have a meeting on a Monday morning,’ he laughed in an attempt at joviality.

jovially

adverb ˈdʒəʊvɪəliˈdʒoʊviəli

The father laughs and jovially ruffles his son's hair.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I didn't realise how serious it was,’ he jovially explained.
- ‘I could tell by the glowing look on your face,’ he teased jovially and encouragingly.
- ‘Well, I must say it took you long enough,’ a tenor voice declared jovially.
- ‘That's good,’ he said jovially in an attempt to lighten the mood.

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, from late Latin jovialis 'of Jupiter' (see Jove), with reference to the supposed influence of the planet Jupiter on those born under it.

When we describe a cheerful person as jovial, we are looking back to the Latin word jovialis ‘of Jupiter’. This refers to the supposed influence of the planet Jupiter on those born under it. Jove is a poetical equivalent of Jupiter, the name of the most important god of the ancient Romans. See also saturnine

Rhymes

synovial

Definition of jovial in US English:

jovial

adjectiveˈdʒoʊviəlˈjōvēəl

Cheerful and friendly.
友善快活的，愉快的
she was in a jovial mood
她心情愉快。
Example sentencesExamples
- For his part, Frey was in a jovial mood, joking with the crowd throughout the night.
- Larry will be remembered for his lively, jovial manner for whom work was his pleasure.
- His method of interacting with patients was to be jovial and carefree in an effort to relax them.
- Despite my trying to remain jovial and positive Gerald was miserable and moody.
- His jovial manner and friendly approach sets him aside from all others that ever worked in town.
- The mood was pretty jovial after the show and the band hung out and mingled.
- Marie looked up at the girl and saw in place of the normally jovial smile an expression of sincerity.
- While during the day it is very relaxing, at night it is jovial and good humoured.
- Of course it will be delivered with a jovial smile and a pat on the back.
- But he was mostly in a jovial mood as he conducted a round of interviews.
- The Professor has been drinking and is in a very jovial mood, but he kids you not.
- The conversation became jovial through the stories they shared about being in a state of intoxication.
- She sighed and turned her head to look behind her and gave him a jovial smile.
- He was joined by friends for the special occasion and was in jovial form as usual.
- It took the form of a very jovial round faced friend of mine called Bill who lived two streets away.
- The door banged open then and William flounced into the room with a jovial grin.
- The atmosphere was electric and both sets of fans were jovial and friendly for much of the game.
- The laugh was deep and jovial, yet any listener could pick out the sinister tone.
- If they were nervous, it was pretty tough to tell, they had such a friendly, jovial way about them.
- The three men laughed and continued the jovial remarks until their lunches arrived.
Synonyms
cheerful, jolly, happy, cheery, good-humoured, convivial, genial, good-natured, friendly, amiable, affable, sociable, outgoing, clubbable

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, from late Latin jovialis ‘of Jupiter’ (see Jove), with reference to the supposed influence of the planet Jupiter on those born under it.

词汇	jovial
释义	Definition of jovial in English: jovial adjective ˈdʒəʊvɪəlˈdʒoʊviəl Cheerful and friendly. 友善快活的，愉快的 she was in a jovial mood 她心情愉快。 Example sentencesExamples His method of interacting with patients was to be jovial and carefree in an effort to relax them. It took the form of a very jovial round faced friend of mine called Bill who lived two streets away. But he was mostly in a jovial mood as he conducted a round of interviews. The atmosphere was electric and both sets of fans were jovial and friendly for much of the game. If they were nervous, it was pretty tough to tell, they had such a friendly, jovial way about them. The three men laughed and continued the jovial remarks until their lunches arrived. He was joined by friends for the special occasion and was in jovial form as usual. For his part, Frey was in a jovial mood, joking with the crowd throughout the night. The conversation became jovial through the stories they shared about being in a state of intoxication. While during the day it is very relaxing, at night it is jovial and good humoured. The laugh was deep and jovial, yet any listener could pick out the sinister tone. The door banged open then and William flounced into the room with a jovial grin. Of course it will be delivered with a jovial smile and a pat on the back. Despite my trying to remain jovial and positive Gerald was miserable and moody. The Professor has been drinking and is in a very jovial mood, but he kids you not. His jovial manner and friendly approach sets him aside from all others that ever worked in town. Larry will be remembered for his lively, jovial manner for whom work was his pleasure. The mood was pretty jovial after the show and the band hung out and mingled. Marie looked up at the girl and saw in place of the normally jovial smile an expression of sincerity. She sighed and turned her head to look behind her and gave him a jovial smile. Synonyms cheerful, jolly, happy, cheery, good-humoured, convivial, genial, good-natured, friendly, amiable, affable, sociable, outgoing, clubbable smiling, grinning, laughing, mirthful, merry, sunny, bright, joyful, high-spirited, exuberant, ebullient, lively, vivacious, full of life, sprightly, jaunty, breezy happy-go-lucky, carefree, unworried, untroubled, without a care in the world, full of the joys of spring, fun-loving, buoyant, optimistic, positive informal chipper, chirpy, perky, smiley, upbeat, peppy, sparky, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of beans, full of vim and vigour North American informal peart dated gay literary gladsome, jocund, joyous, jocose, blithe, blithesome archaic of good cheer, perk, as merry/lively as a grig rare Pickwickian Derivatives joviality noun dʒəʊvɪˈalɪtiˌdʒoʊviˈælədi He was trying very hard to cover up his nervousness with joviality and humor. Example sentencesExamples He is remembered for his joviality and zest for life and love of the game. It has more style and joviality than the English. It seemed surreal that we would be discussing such a topic amidst such joviality. ‘Sorry to have a meeting on a Monday morning,’ he laughed in an attempt at joviality. jovially adverb ˈdʒəʊvɪəliˈdʒoʊviəli The father laughs and jovially ruffles his son's hair. Example sentencesExamples ‘I didn't realise how serious it was,’ he jovially explained. ‘I could tell by the glowing look on your face,’ he teased jovially and encouragingly. ‘Well, I must say it took you long enough,’ a tenor voice declared jovially. ‘That's good,’ he said jovially in an attempt to lighten the mood. Origin Late 16th century: from French, from late Latin jovialis 'of Jupiter' (see Jove), with reference to the supposed influence of the planet Jupiter on those born under it. When we describe a cheerful person as jovial, we are looking back to the Latin word jovialis ‘of Jupiter’. This refers to the supposed influence of the planet Jupiter on those born under it. Jove is a poetical equivalent of Jupiter, the name of the most important god of the ancient Romans. See also saturnine Rhymes synovial Definition of jovial in US English: jovial adjectiveˈdʒoʊviəlˈjōvēəl Cheerful and friendly. 友善快活的，愉快的 she was in a jovial mood 她心情愉快。 Example sentencesExamples For his part, Frey was in a jovial mood, joking with the crowd throughout the night. Larry will be remembered for his lively, jovial manner for whom work was his pleasure. His method of interacting with patients was to be jovial and carefree in an effort to relax them. Despite my trying to remain jovial and positive Gerald was miserable and moody. His jovial manner and friendly approach sets him aside from all others that ever worked in town. The mood was pretty jovial after the show and the band hung out and mingled. Marie looked up at the girl and saw in place of the normally jovial smile an expression of sincerity. While during the day it is very relaxing, at night it is jovial and good humoured. Of course it will be delivered with a jovial smile and a pat on the back. But he was mostly in a jovial mood as he conducted a round of interviews. The Professor has been drinking and is in a very jovial mood, but he kids you not. The conversation became jovial through the stories they shared about being in a state of intoxication. She sighed and turned her head to look behind her and gave him a jovial smile. He was joined by friends for the special occasion and was in jovial form as usual. It took the form of a very jovial round faced friend of mine called Bill who lived two streets away. The door banged open then and William flounced into the room with a jovial grin. The atmosphere was electric and both sets of fans were jovial and friendly for much of the game. The laugh was deep and jovial, yet any listener could pick out the sinister tone. If they were nervous, it was pretty tough to tell, they had such a friendly, jovial way about them. The three men laughed and continued the jovial remarks until their lunches arrived. Synonyms cheerful, jolly, happy, cheery, good-humoured, convivial, genial, good-natured, friendly, amiable, affable, sociable, outgoing, clubbable Origin Late 16th century: from French, from late Latin jovialis ‘of Jupiter’ (see Jove), with reference to the supposed influence of the planet Jupiter on those born under it.
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