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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