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Difference Between Jovian and Jovial

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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

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