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Definition: Jovially |
JoviallyAdverb1. In a jovial manner; "he greeted his friend jovially". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "jovially" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| "Jovially" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Jovially" is used about 37 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 37 | 56,631 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "jovially"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | jovialement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | gemütlich (approachable, calm, close, comfortable, comfy, cosy, cozy, easy going, friendly, good natured, homelike, homely, homey, homy, informal, intimate, jovial, leisurely, lived-in, peaceful, pleasant, relaxed, snug, snugly, tranquil, unhurried). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πρόσχαρα, χαρωπά. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | derűsen (genially, sunnily). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oviallyjay jovial (cheerful, convivial, jovial). (various references) jovialmente. (various references) весело (airily, gaily, merrily). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Jovially" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: jovials, Junipall. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "jovially" (pronounced 'Jo"vi*al*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-j-l-l-o-v-y" | |
-2 letters: jovial, ovally. | |
-3 letters: alloy, jolly, loyal, villa, viola, voila. | |
-4 letters: ally, illy, jail, jiao, jill, lily, oily, olla, oval, vail, vial, vill, viol, yill. | |
-5 letters: ail, all, avo, ill, ivy, jay, joy, lav, lay, oil, ova, via. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4A 6F 76 69 61 6C 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--- --- ...- .. .- .-.. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001010 01101111 01110110 01101001 01100001 01101100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)J o v i a l l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004A 006F 0076 0069 0061 006C 006C 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4481887567787891 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, francés, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | allemand, "ερμανός, német, neamţ, alemán, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greacã, griego, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, húngaro, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, român, rumano, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, español, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucrainean, ucranio, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, englezesc, inglés, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage Frequency 3. Translations: Modern 4. Derivations | 5. Rhymes 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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