Jovial (adj)
jo-vee-al
Cheerful and friendly.
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.
Example sentences
“she was in a jovial mood.”
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