Oxford logo
Toggle navigation
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
TOP
American English
English
American English
Academic English
Collocations
Practical English Usage
German-English
English-German
English
American English
Enter search text
Definition of
jovial adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
jovial
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈdʒoʊviəl
/
/
jump to other results
very cheerful and friendly
He was in a jovial mood.
joviality
jump to other results
NAmE
/
/
ˌdʒoʊviˈælət̮i
/
/
noun
[
uncountable
]
jovially
jump to other results
NAmE
/
/
ˈdʒoʊviəli
/
/
adverb
See
jovial
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation:
jovial
Nearby words
joust
verb
Jove
noun
jovial
adjective
jowl
noun
joy
noun