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JOVIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Example:
a mirthful laugh
Synonyms:
gay; jocund; jolly; jovial; merry; mirthful
Classified under:
Similar:
joyous (full of or characterized by joy)
Derivation:
joviality (a jovial nature)
joviality (feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor)
Context examples:
No one ever regretted the admittance of Sam Weller, for a more devoted, well-behaved, and jovial member no club could have.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The people you meet will be successful, jovial, worldly types who will encourage you to follow a dream you assumed is beyond your ability to achieve.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
One day, however, as I ascended the stair, I met Mr. Rucastle coming out through this door, his keys in his hand, and a look on his face which made him a very different person to the round, jovial man to whom I was accustomed.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
There were some jovial faces amongst them, but the older officers, with their deep-lined cheeks and their masterful noses, were, for the most part, as austere as so many weather-beaten ascetics from the desert.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Between them an elderly, grey-bearded man, wearing a short surplice over a light tweed suit, had evidently just completed the wedding service, for he pocketed his prayer-book as we appeared, and slapped the sinister bridegroom upon the back in jovial congratulation.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This month will be truly special, because on December 27 the Luckiest Day of the Year will arrive, which is usually an annual event (although not due to happen in 2020 but rather January 2021 in a different sign and place in your chart) when the Sun will conjoin jovial, happiness planet Jupiter.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
He smiled with jovial condescension and added "Some sensation!" whereupon everybody laughed.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
