Jovial

//ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vɪ.əl//

Synonyms for "jovial" (117 found)

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Closest matches (24)

jolly merry mirthful affable amiable bantering blithe blithesome boon buxom chaffing

Adjective(13 words)

jovian berserk blissed out blithe blithesome bonnie bright buoyant cheerful cheerly cheery chuffed cock-a-hoop

Strong matches (35)

Adjective(21 words)

content contented convivial delighted ebullient ecstatic elated euphoric excited exhilarated exuberant exultant fat and happy gassed gay gayful glad gladsome gleeful gleesome

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happy

convivial facetious festal festive free and easy frivolous gala gay genial gladsome gleeful good-natured hail-fellow-well-met

Adjective(1 words)

gay

Related words (58)

Adjective(31 words)

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pacific perky placated pleased satisfied solute thrilled tickled pink triumphant vivacious wealful

hearty hilarious humorous jaunty jocose jocular jocund jollying joshing joyful joyous laughter-loving light lighthearted mellow merrymaking mirth-loving on the loose playful rejoicing

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risible sociable

Adjective(4 words)

jocund jolly merry mirthful

Noun(1 words)

jovian

Related word relations

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7 relation types

Synonyms

3 entries

jolly merry mirthful

Related terms

2 entries

Jove Jovian

derived

6 entries

jovialist joviality jovialize jovially jovialness unjovial

has context

1 entries

astrology

has property

1 entries

same as merry

related to

5 entries

jove jovian jupiter merry zeus

similar

1 entries

joyous

Translations

48 translations across 27 languages.

Assamese

3 entries

হাঁহিৰাম adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
ৰঙিয়াল adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
ৰাংঢালী adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Catalan

1 entries

jovial adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Cebuano

2 entries

alegre adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
malipayon adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Czech

1 entries

žoviální adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Dutch

2 entries

gemoedelijk adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
joviaal adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Esperanto

2 entries

gajega adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
joviala adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Finnish

2 entries

lupsakka adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
veikeä adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

French

1 entries

jovial adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Georgian

3 entries

გულღია adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
მხიარული adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
სამხიარულო adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

German

3 entries

fröhlich adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
heiter adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
jovial adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Hungarian

2 entries

joviális adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
vidám adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Ido

1 entries

joyema adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

wjasoły adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Macedonian

1 entries

весел adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Marathi

1 entries

आनंदी adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Māori

1 entries

pukukata adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Plautdietsch

3 entries

freelich adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
froo adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
schaftich adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Polish

2 entries

jowialny adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
wesoły adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Portuguese

1 entries

jovial adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Russian

2 entries

весёлый adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
жовиальный adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Sanskrit

1 entries

रंसु adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

žȍvijālan adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
жо̏вија̄лан adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Spanish

4 entries

alegre adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
jacarandoso adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
jovial adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
risueño adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Swedish

1 entries

jovialisk adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Tagalog

2 entries

hobyal adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
masayahin adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Tamil

1 entries

சௌல் adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Ukrainian

2 entries

веселий adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)
товариський adj (cheerful and good-humoured — see also jolly, merry)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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He's a jovial man.

Source: tatoeba (1871848)

He was a dashing, jovial old soldier in his usual mood, but there were occasions on which he seemed to show himself capable of considerable violence and vindictiveness.

Source: tatoeba (7025605)

But these jovial sounds fell sadly on the ear of the ruined nobleman.

Source: tatoeba (7752531)

Tom is very jovial.

Source: tatoeba (7784827)

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