jovial: Word of the day for September 25, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot

jovial , adj : (comparable) Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry. (not comparable, astrology, obsolete) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1). To mark the premiere of English composer Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite The Planets on 29 September 1918, we are featuring […]