Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jovially

/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vɪ.ə.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
jov-i-al-ly
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vɪ.ə.li/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Under the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From jovial + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives). Jovial is borrowed from French jovial (“jolly, jovial”), from Italian gioviale (“jolly, jovial; (obsolete) born under the influence of the planet Jupiter”), from Latin ioviālis (“relating to the Roman god Jupiter”), from Iuppiter, Iovis (“the Roman god Jove or Jupiter, counterpart of the Greek god Zeus”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to be bright; heaven, sky”)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vɪ.ə.li/
  • British English: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vɪ.ə.li/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more jovially (comparative) most jovially (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce jovially?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vɪ.ə.li/.
What does jovially mean?
Under the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter.
Where does jovially come from?
It is traced to French.

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