jovial
adjective
[ ˈdʒəʊvɪəl ]
• cheerful and friendly.
• "she was in a jovial mood"
Similar:
cheerful,
jolly,
happy,
cheery,
good-humoured,
convivial,
genial,
good-natured,
friendly,
amiable,
affable,
sociable,
outgoing,
clubbable,
smiling,
grinning,
laughing,
mirthful,
merry,
sunny,
bright,
joyful,
high-spirited,
exuberant,
ebullient,
lively,
vivacious,
full of life,
sprightly,
jaunty,
breezy,
happy-go-lucky,
carefree,
unworried,
untroubled,
without a care in the world,
full of the joys of spring,
fun-loving,
buoyant,
optimistic,
positive,
chipper,
chirpy,
perky,
smiley,
upbeat,
peppy,
sparky,
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
full of beans,
full of vim and vigour,
peart,
gay,
gladsome,
jocund,
joyous,
jocose,
blithe,
blithesome,
of good cheer,
perk,
as merry/lively as a grig,
Pickwickian,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French, from late Latin jovialis ‘of Jupiter’ (see Jove), with reference to the supposed influence of the planet Jupiter on those born under it.
