Jovial

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Cheerfully good-humoured and full of lively high spirits.

“The jovial landlord greeted every customer with a loud laugh and a hearty handshake.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

jo·vi·al

Related Words

Synonyms

gayjocund jolly merrymirthful

Antonyms

morose sullen gloomy

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Wordle

Contains three vowels (O, I, A), no repeated letters, making it a useful Wordle guess

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J scores 8, V scores 4, high combined tile value makes JOVIAL a premium word when playable

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Words you can make from Jovial

Shorter words formed from the letters in “jovial”.

oliva vijao viola voila aoli jail jiao oval vali vial vila viol

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