Convivial vs. Jovial — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Convivial and Jovial
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Convivial
Enjoying good company; sociable.
Jovial
Cheerful and friendly
She was in a jovial mood
Convivial
Characterized by merry celebrating; festive
A convivial atmosphere at the reunion.
Jovial
Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer
A jovial host.
Convivial
Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity
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Jovial
(comparable) Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
Convivial
Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay; jovial.
Which feasts convivial meetings we did name.
Jovial
Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1).
Convivial
Occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company;
A convivial atmosphere at the reunion
A woman of convivial nature
He was a real good-time Charlie
Jovial
Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.
Our jovial star reigned at his birth.
The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to the colors whereby they answer these planets.
Jovial
Sunny; serene.
Jovial
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.
His odes are some of them panegyrical, others moral; the rest are jovial or bacchanalian.
Jovial
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment;
When hearts were young and gay
A poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
The jolly crowd at the reunion
Jolly old Saint Nick
A jovial old gentleman
Have a merry Christmas
Peals of merry laughter
A mirthful laugh
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