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jovial definition

jovial


 
  Grep  of  noun  jovial 
  joviality 
 
  Overview  of  adj  jovial 
 
  The  adj  jovial  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  gay,  jocund,  jolly,  jovial,  merry,  mirthful  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  jovial 
 
  1  sense  of  jovial 
 
  Sense  1 
  gay,  jocund,  jolly,  jovial,  merry,  mirthful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  joyous)  ->  joyless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  jovial 
 
  1  sense  of  jovial 
 
  Sense  1 
  gay,  jocund,  jolly,  jovial,  merry,  mirthful 
  =>  joyous  (vs.  joyless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  jovial 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  jovial 
 
  jovial  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  jovial 
  jovial 
 
  Overview  of  adj  jovial 
 
  The  adj  jovial  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  gay,  jocund,  jolly,  jovial,  merry,  mirthful  --  (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") 



jovial definition