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jovial
synonyms for jovial
- affable
- amiable
- buoyant
- cheery
- chipper
- convivial
- cordial
- festive
- good-natured
- jolly
- lighthearted
- pleasant
- sociable
- airy
- animated
- bantering
- blithe
- blithesome
- bouncy
- chaffing
- chirpy
- companionable
- conversable
- daffy
- delightful
- dizzy
- enjoyable
- facetious
- festal
- gay
- glad
- gleeful
- hilarious
- humorous
- jocose
- jocund
- jokey
- jollying
- joshing
- jubilant
- larking
- loony
- lots of laughs
- merry
- mirthful
- nutty
- off-the-wall
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How to use jovial in a sentence
The workers were nonetheless jovial and their constant banter indicated years of camaraderie.
Morning Report: Why the Trash Strike Ended | Voice of San Diego | January 21, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoHe’s jovial, culturally literate and enlightened on issues of social justice.
While the layout of the restaurant is similar, the space was gutted to create “a more jovial, less corporate” ambiance in an effort to attract a new audience, says Sacco, who relied on the ideas of his significant other, designer Martha Vicas.
Tosca returns to business downtown with a fresh look and new chef | Tom Sietsema | June 4, 2021 | Washington Post
“This is a good day,” Diaz said to Chris Canning, a jovial EMT who wore his hair pulled back into a small bun.
The Broken Front Line | by Ava Kofman, photography by Kendrick Brinson and David Walter Banks | April 7, 2021 | ProPublicaEven though we were running late, Scott was jovial and candid in his conversation.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott | Stereo Williams | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWith that, he took a huff off a morning joint and moved into the throng of jovial patrons.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos | Steve Miller | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOf course, it shouldn't be surprising, as Fallon and Timberlake may be the two most jovial, joyous people in show business.
Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake’s Perfect, Cameo-Filled 'Saturday Night Live' | Kevin Fallon | December 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST[Kevin] had the idea that my character would be more jovial, and I thought he was tragic.
Jim Carrey’s Rant Against ‘Kick-Ass 2’ and 13 Other Stars Who Hate Their Own Films | Marlow Stern | June 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn typical Biden fashion, the ever-jovial VP teased the crowd for being subdued.
'Buy a Shotgun!' & More of Joe Biden's Never-Ending Gaffes | Caitlin Dickson | February 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn private life, all who knew him agreed as to his sympathetic, jovial, and straightforward character.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyIn his younger days Jacob Worse had been a little wild, and was now a jovial middle-aged man, about fifty years of age.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandAnd then he went off to the Convivial Cannibals, where he ate an enormous tripe supper, and was more jovial and violent than ever.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsAt times they had a word or two in private, and Macfarlane was from first to last particularly kind and jovial.
Tales and Fantasies | Robert Louis StevensonOld Judge Mason, accustomed to seeing Barry in time of stress, tried his best to be jovial.
The White Desert | Courtney Ryley Cooper
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