jovial

English

/ˈdʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/, /ˈdʒoʊ.vɪ.əl/

adj
Definitions
  • (comparable) Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
  • (not comparable) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1).

Etymology

Borrowed from French jovial (jovial, jolly) derived from Italian gioviale (born under the influence of the planet Jupiter, jolly, jovial) derived from Latin ioviālis (of Jupiter, relating to the Roman god Jupiter) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (sky, shine, heaven, be bright, god, day) suffix from English Jove (Jupiter) root from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (sky, shine, heaven, be bright, god, day).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dyew-

Gloss

sky, shine, heaven, be bright, god, day

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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Emoji
☁️ ✈️ ⭐️ 🌟 🌠 🌤️ 🌥️ 🌪️ 🌬️ 🔭 🚁 🛩️ 🛫 🛬

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