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Webster 1913 Edition

jovial

jo′vi-al

,
Adj.
[F., fr. L.
Jovialis
pertaining to Jove. The planet Jupiter was thought to make those born under it joyful or jovial. See
Jove
.]
1.
[capitalized]
Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.
[Obs.]
Our
jovial
star reigned at his birth.
Shakespeare
The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the planets, and esteemed Martial or
Jovial
according to the colors whereby they answer these planets.
Sir T. Browne.
2.
Sunny; serene.
[Obs.]
“The heavens always joviall.”
Spenser.
3.
Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity;
as, a
jovial
youth; a
jovial
company; a
jovial
poem.
Be bright and
jovial
among your guests.
Shakespeare
His odes are some of them panegyrical, others moral; the rest are
jovial
or bacchanalian.
Dryden.
Syn. – Merry; joyous; gay; festive; mirthful; gleeful; jolly; hilarious.

Webster 1828 Edition

Jovial

JO'VIAL

,
Adj.
[from Jove, supra.] Under the influence of Jupiter, the planet.
--The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to the colors whereby they answer these planets.

JO'VIAL

, a.
1.
Gay; merry; airy; joyous; jolly; as a jovial youth; a jovial throng.
2.
Expressive of mirth and hilarity.
His odes are some of them panegyrical, others moral, the rest are jovial or bacchanalian.

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