Difference between Jovial and Gay

What is the difference between Jovial and Gay?

Jovial as an adjective is pertaining to jove or zeus; jovian. while Gay as an adjective is happy, joyful, and lively.

Jovial

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Pertaining to Jove or Zeus; Jovian. Pertaining to the planet Jupiter. Under the influence of the planet Jupiter (considered a source of happiness). Merry; cheerful and good-humored.

Gay

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Happy, joyful, and lively.Festive, bright, or colourful.Homosexual.Characteristic of homosexual appearance or behavior (often in a stereotypical sense).Feminine in behavior, or, non-masculine, behaving in a way associated with females.Used to express dislike: Lame, uncool.Upright or curved over the back.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.

Example sentence: I don't care if you're gay, black, Chinese, straight. That means nothing to me. It's all an illusion.

We hope you now know whether to use Jovial or Gay in your sentence.

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