jovial

jo·vi·al  (jv-l)

adj.

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer: a jovial host.

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[French, probably from Italian giovale, from Old Italian, of Jupiter (regarded as the source of happiness), from Late Latin Iovilis, from Latin Iuppiter, Iov-, Jupiter; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]

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jovi·ali·ty (-l-t) n.

jovi·al·ly adv.

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jovial

Adjective

happy and cheerful [Latin jovialis of (the planet) Jupiter]

joviality n
jovially adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

jovial - 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" jocund, jolly, merry, mirthful, gay joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"

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jovial

adjective cheerful, happy, jolly, animated, glad, merry, hilarious, buoyant, airy, jubilant, cheery, cordial, convivial, blithe, gay, mirthful, jocund, jocose << OPPOSITE solemn

Translations

jovial [ˈdʒəuvɪəl] adj → risueño, alegre

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jovial [ˈdʒəuvɪəl] adj → jovial(e)

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jovial [ˈdʒəuvɪəl] adj → fröhlich;

(atmosphere) → freundlich, herzlich

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jovial [ˈdʒəuvɪəl] adj → gioviale, allegro/a