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say it: JOH-vee-uhl
jovial is an adjective meaning "full of or showing high-spirited merriment". It is pronounced /ˈdʒoʊviəl/ — JOH-vee-uhl. It carries one recorded sense.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
“when hearts were young and gay”
“a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company”
“the jolly crowd at the reunion”
“jolly old Saint Nick”
“a jovial old gentleman”
“have a merry Christmas”
“peals of merry laughter”
“a mirthful laugh”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for jovial come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.