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词汇 jovial
释义 jovial
adjective
uk /ˈdʒəʊ.vi.əl/ us /ˈdʒoʊ.vi.əl/
(of a person) friendly and in a good mood, or (of a situation) enjoyable because of being friendly and pleasant: (人)友善快活的;(情况)令人愉快的
He seemed a very jovial guy.他看上去是个很和善快乐的人。
a jovial time/evening/chat愉快的时光/夜晚/闲谈
Synonyms
jocundliterary
jolly
merry
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

behaving in a kind and pleasant way
friendlyI like his sister - she's so friendly.
niceHer boyfriend is really nice.
amiableShe was perfectly amiable.
genialOur genial host led us to our room.
congenialHe's very congenial and so quite likeable.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Friendly
affability
affable
affably
affiliative
agreeableness
congeniality
conversable
convivial
conviviality
convivially
harmony
hospitable
hospitably
hospitality
socially
sugar and spiceidiom
sweet-natured
sweet-tempered
sweetness
the human touch

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Causing pleasure

Related words


jovially
joviality

jovial | American Dictionary


jovial
adjective
us/ˈdʒoʊ·vi·əl/
showing or feeling good humor; friendly:
a jovial smile

Examples of jovial


jovial
Interaction at the ground or at ground-related events is supposed to be jovial and good-natured.
Being a jovial person, she encouraged individuals to talk and everyone felt relaxed, entertained, and comfortable with her.
Several of the military present had to smile in response to this jovial act of their leader.
We may be jovial and jocular about one or two of the issues which have arisen, but this is serious.
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I am glad that he is resuming his more jovial attitude this afternoon.
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I do not know how many people who enjoy a jovial drink know the exact level of alcohol in their blood at a given time.
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He was also a jovial man who liked company, and company liked him.
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He brought to the situation the jovial charm and courage of the patrician paternalist.
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The public goes into the house he has built un because he is a good and jovial host.
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I can only assume that despite his convivial and jovial face he really is a disgruntled gentleman who one can never satisfy.
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If you remember, a rich man after a jovial evening runs over a signalman going home.
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Therefore, depictions of a comic-opera dictatorship led by a jovial parlour revolutionary are false.
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We have had our songs, and there has been jovial good feeling, and the police have scarcely been in evidence.
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They showed good sense and behaved in a friendly, jovial way.
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At one stage, he was almost the jovial monk and towards the end of his remarks on science and industry he became a farmer's boy.
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