2020-10-25
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด J – Jolly – jocular -jovial
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ออกเสียง Jolly = ‘JOL-ee’
ออกเสียง jocular = ‘JOK-yuh-ler’
ออกเสียง jovial = ‘JOH-vee-uhl’
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synonym study for jovial
Jovial, jocose, jocular, jocund
agree in referring to someone who is in a goodhumored,
Jovial suggests a hearty, joyous humor:
a jovial person.
Jocose refers to that which causeslaughter;
it suggests someone who is playful and given tojesting:
with jocose and comical airs.
Jocular means humorous, facetious,mirthful, and waggish:
jocular enough to keep up the spirits of all around him.
Jocund, now a literary word, suggests acheerful, light-hearted, and sprightly gaiety: glad and jocund company.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for jolly
Adjective
merry,blithe, jocund, jovial, jolly
mean showing high spirits or lightheartedness.
merrysuggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of frolic or festivity.a merry group of revelers
blithe suggestscarefree, innocent, or even heedless gaiety. arrived late in his usual blitheway
jocundstresses elation and exhilaration of spirits. singing, dancing, and jocundfeasting
jovialsuggests the stimulation of conviviality and good fellowship. dinner put themin a jovial mood
jollysuggests high spirits expressed in laughing, bantering, and jesting. our jollyhost enlivened the party
Choose the Right Synonym for jocular
witty,humorous, facetious, jocular, jocose
mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter.
wittysuggests cleverness and quickness of mind. a witty remark humorous appliesbroadly to anything that evokes usually genial laughter and may contrastwith witty in suggesting whimsicality or eccentricity. humorousanecdotes
facetiousstresses a desire to produce laughter and may be derogatory inimplying dubious or ill-timed attempts at wit or humor. facetiouscomments
jocularimplies a usually habitual fondness for jesting and joking. a jocularfellow
jocose issomewhat less derogatory than facetious insuggesting habitual waggishness or playfulness. jocose proposals
Choose the Right Synonym for jovial
merry,blithe, jocund, jovial, jolly
mean showing high spirits or lightheartedness.
merrysuggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of frolic or festivity.a merry group of revelers
blithe suggestscarefree, innocent, or even heedless gaiety. arrived late in his usual blitheway
jocundstresses elation and exhilaration of spirits. singing, dancing, and jocundfeasting
jovialsuggests the stimulation of conviviality and good fellowship. dinner putthem in a jovial mood
jollysuggests high spirits expressed in laughing, bantering, and jesting. ourjolly host enlivened the party
Jovial and Birth Dates
Jupiter, alsocalled Jove, was the chief Roman god and was considered a majestic,authoritative type—just the kind of god to name a massive planet like Jupiterfor. Our word jovial comes by way of Middle French from the LateLatin adjective jovialis, meaning "of or relating toJove." When English speakers first picked up jovial in thelate 16th century, it was a term of astrology used to describe thoseborn under the influence of Jupiter, which, as a natal planet,was believed to impart joy and happiness. They soon began applying jovialto folks who shared the good-natured character of Jupiter, regardless of theirbirth date.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Jovial
Definition: markedly good-humored
especially as evidenced by jollity and conviviality
Jove (also known as Jupiter) was the nameof the chief god of the ancient Romans, and served as the Roman equivalentto the Greek god Zeus. It is somewhat curious that we should havea word taken directly from his name which is concerned with jollity and goodhumor, as these are not qualities which are typically associated with a sky-godwho is armed with thunderbolts. When jovial wasfirst used as an adjective—around the beginning of the 17th century—it wasalso occasionally with the sense of "majestic," but thismeaning has not lasted.
A plump and jovial American at the door—“Is the jacket ofmy wife ready?”
—James Brooks, A Seven Months’ Run, Up, and Down, and Around the World, 1872
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Jolly – jocular -jovial
These words are closely relatedin meaning to each other and
to such adjectives as merry, convivial, gay, mirthful, jocund, jocose,gleeful, happy, cheerful, blithe, sportive, sprightly, airy, lighthearted, lively,vivacious, and frolicsome.
Jolly especially denotes a natural good-humored, expansivegaiety of mood or disposition:
“We had a jolly crowd atthe last party.”
“For he’s a jolly goodfellow.”
Jocular suggests “joking,”‘jesting,” “waggish,” “facetious”:
“Many jocular remarks wereaddressed to the bridegroom.”
“Being in a jocular mood,the speaker told several amusing stories.”
Jovial suggests ahearty, earthy, joyous humor, a spirit of good-fellowship:
“He wasa jovial host who made everyone feel welcome.
