Jo|vi|al

jo|vi|al «JOH vee uhl», adjective.

good-hearted and full of fun; good-humored and merry; jolly; convivial: »

Santa Claus is pictured as a jovial old fellow. Be bright and jovial among your guests tonight (Shakespeare).

SYNONYM(S): mirthful.

╂[< Jovial (because those born under the sign of the planet Jupiter were supposedly cheerful)]

–jo´vi|al|ly, adverb.

–jo´vi|al|ness, noun.

Jo|vi|al «JOH vee uhl», adjective.

= Jovian. (Cf. ↑Jovian)