Definitions

jovial

[joh-vee-uhl] / ˈdʒoʊ vi əl /

ADJECTIVE

happy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affable amiable buoyant cheery chipper convivial cordial festive good-natured jolly lighthearted pleasant sociable

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disagreeable gloomy hateful heavy-hearted mean surly unfriendly unhappy unpleasant unsociable

WEAK

sad

Example Sentences

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Jovial and fit as ever, he had sheared the curly, gray locks that he grew out during the pandemic and looked at least a decade younger than his 71 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

I am endlessly grateful for brands like Schar, Jovial, Rummo and Josie’s Best for having great-tasting gluten-free products.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

He's written hundreds, some under pen names Jovial Bob Stine and Eric Affabee.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2022

Jovial slugger Anthony Santander sat with them, along with Jorge Mateo.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022

Deering stared at him with the same fixed, glassy eyes, until Jovial Captain Robinson had a hideous idea flash across him.

From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Hemyng, Bracebridge

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