jovial

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdʒoʊviəl/ UK /ˈdʒəʊviəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
cheerful and good-humored

Their jovial host kept the whole table laughing through dinner.

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Synonyms

1 adj · cheerful and good-humored cheerful jolly genial merry convivial affable good-humored

Opposites

morose sullen gloomy saturnine

Word family

Forms jovialityjovially

Derived forms jovialityjovially

Etymology

From Latin 'iovialis' ('of Jupiter'), from 'Iovis' (Jupiter); those born under the planet Jupiter's astrological influence were thought to be of a happy, sociable temperament.

iovialis Latin Iovis Latin

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# jovial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈdʒoʊviəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈdʒəʊviəl

## Meanings
1. cheerful and good-humored

## Examples
- Their jovial host kept the whole table laughing through dinner.

## Synonyms
- cheerful
- jolly
- genial
- merry
- convivial
- affable
- good-humored

## Antonyms
- morose
- sullen
- gloomy
- saturnine

## Derived Forms
- joviality
- jovially

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: iovialis
- Root: Iovis

## Etymology
From Latin 'iovialis' ('of Jupiter'), from 'Iovis' (Jupiter); those born under the planet Jupiter's astrological influence were thought to be of a happy, sociable temperament.

## AI Etymology
Jovial comes from Latin 'iovialis' ('of Jupiter'), from 'Iovis' (Jupiter); those born under the planet Jupiter's astrological influence were thought to be of a happy, sociable temperament. The etymological trail includes Latin iovialis and Latin Iovis. As an adjective, jovial means cheerful and good-humored. The same family is visible in derived forms such as joviality and jovially.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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