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jovial
What does jovial mean?
jovial (adjective): cheerful and good-humored; jolly, merry.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use jovial in a sentence?
- A jovial old gentleman. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce jovial?
/ˈdʒoʊviəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of jovial?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “jovial”?
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What does “jovial” mean?
grand, elegant or splendid in appearance
Not quite: that's what magnificent means.
soft and mild rather than hard or severe
Not quite: that's what gentle means.
cheerful and good-humored; jolly, merry
Right! That's what “jovial” means.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Not quite: that's what nasty means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “jovial”?
loyal
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nasty
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naval
Not quite: naval means something else.
jolly
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