Jovian vs. Jovial — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Jovian and Jovial
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Definitions
Jovian
Of or like the god Jove (or Jupiter).
Jovial
Cheerful and friendly
She was in a jovial mood
Jovian
Relating to the planet Jupiter or the class of giant planets to which Jupiter belongs
Clouds in the Jovian atmosphere
The Jovian planets
Jovial
Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer
A jovial host.
Jovian
A hypothetical or fictional inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.
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Jovial
(comparable) Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
Jovian
Roman Mythology Of, relating to, or resembling Jupiter.
Jovial
Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1).
Jovian
Of, relating to, or resembling the planet Jupiter.
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.
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Jovian
Alternative form of Jovian
Jovial
Sunny; serene.
Jovian
Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet).
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.
Jovian
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter;
Jovian satellites
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
Jovian
Of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter;
Jovian thunderbolts
Jovian wrath