jovial

Meaning

1. Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
2. (obsolete) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1).

Synonyms

cheerful

jolly

merry

gay

happy

😀

convivial

joyful

glad

mirthful

genial

blithe

hilarious

jocund

debonair

delighted

sanguine

in a good mood

joyous

playful

resilient

risible

sociable

affable

vivacious

winsome

zippy

happy go lucky

sprightly

breezy

buoyant

chirpy

congenial

elated

enjoyable

festive

frabjous

friendly

fun

hearty

high

jaunty

jocular

jubilant

laugh

😆

light-hearted

Hyphenated as

jov‧i‧al

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/

Etymology

Borrowed from French jovial (“jolly, jovial”), from Italian gioviale (“jolly, jovial; (obsolete) born under the influence of the planet Jupiter”), from Latin ioviālis (“relating to the Roman god Jupiter”), from Iuppiter, Iovis (“the Roman god Jove or Jupiter, counterpart of the Greek god Zeus”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to be bright; heaven, sky”)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); analysable as Jove + -ial.
Sense 1 (“cheerful and good-humoured”) refers to the fact that individuals born under the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter were believed to have that disposition.