Jovial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈoʊvɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈəʊvɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈəʊvɪəl/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈoʊvɪəl/.

Examples

when hearts were young and gay
a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
the jolly crowd at the reunion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

merry mirthful gay jolly jocund

Parts of Speech

adjective

full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth

“when hearts were young and gay”

Word Forms

jocundity	noun	a feeling facetious merriment
jolly	noun	a happy party
jolliness	noun	feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
jollity	noun	feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
joviality	noun	feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
merriness	noun	the trait of merry joking
mirthfulness	noun	great merriment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gemütlich

voller oder übermütiger Heiterkeit; ; - Wordsworth

🇮🇹Italian

gioviale

pieno o mostrando allegria allegra; ; - Wordsworth

🇳🇱Dutch

gemoedelijk

vol of blijk gevend van opgewekte vrolijkheid; ; - Woordenwaarde

🇷🇺Russian

веселый

полный или показывающий веселое веселье; ; - Вордсворт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उल्लासपूर्ण

उच्च-उत्साही उल्लास से भरा हुआ या प्रदर्शित करने वाला; ; - वर्ड्सवर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

আনন্দময়

full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - ওয়ার্ডসওয়ার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியான

நிரம்பிய அல்லது அதிக உற்சாகமான மகிழ்ச்சியைக் காட்டுதல்; ; - வேர்ட்ஸ்வொர்த்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లాసమైన

పూర్తి లేదా అధిక ఉత్సాహంతో కూడిన ఉల్లాసాన్ని చూపడం; ; - వర్డ్స్‌వర్త్

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदी

उच्च उत्साही आनंदाने भरलेले किंवा दर्शविणे; ; - वर्डस्वर्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદી

ભરપૂર અથવા ઉચ્ચ ઉત્સાહી આનંદ દર્શાવે છે; ; - વર્ડ્સવર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷದಾಯಕ

ಪೂರ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದು; ; - ವರ್ಡ್ಸ್‌ವರ್ತ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഹ്ലാദകരമായ

നിറഞ്ഞതോ ഉന്മേഷത്തോടെയുള്ള ഉല്ലാസം കാണിക്കുന്നതോ; ; - വേഡ്സ്വർത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ੇਦਾਰ

ਭਰਪੂਰ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਚੀ-ਉੱਚੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ; ; - ਵਰਡਜ਼ਵਰਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوش مزاج

بھرا ہوا یا اعلی جوش و خروش دکھانا؛ ; - Wordsworth

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

快活的

充满或表现出兴高采烈的欢乐； ; ——华兹华斯

🇯🇵Japanese

陽気な

元気いっぱいの、または陽気な楽しさを示している。 ; - ワーズワース

🇰🇷Korean

유쾌한

의기양양한 즐거움으로 가득 차거나 보여주는 것; ; - 워즈워스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui tính

tràn đầy hoặc thể hiện sự vui vẻ cao độ; ; - Wordsworth

🇹🇭Thai

ร่าเริง

เต็มไปด้วยหรือแสดงความสนุกสนานรื่นเริง; ; - เวิร์ดสเวิร์ธ

🇮🇩Indonesian

periang

penuh atau menunjukkan kegembiraan yang tinggi; ; - Kata-kata

🇵🇭Filipino

masayahin

puno ng o nagpapakita ng mataas na espiritu ng kasiyahan; ; - Wordsworth

🇲🇾Malay

riang

penuh atau menunjukkan kegembiraan yang tinggi; ; - Wordsworth

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرحا

مليئًا بالبهجة أو يظهرها؛ ; - وردزورث

🇮🇷Persian

شادی آور

پر از شادی یا نشان دادن شادی بالا. ; - وردزورث

🇹🇷Turkish

neşeli

neşeli ve neşeli; ; - Wordsworth

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתרוֹנֵן

מלא או מפגין עליזות רוח גבוהה; ; - וורדסוורת'

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The primary meaning of 'jovial' is 'full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth'.

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Using 'jovial' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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