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Jovial vs Carefree - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between jovial and carefree

is that jovial is pertaining to Jove or Zeus; Jovian while carefree is without cares; free of concern or worries; easy; casual; without difficulty.

jovial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Pertaining to Jove or Zeus; Jovian.
  • (obsolete) Pertaining to the planet Jupiter; Jovian.
  • (astrology, obsolete) Under the influence of the planet Jupiter (considered a source of happiness).
  • Merry; cheerful and good-humored.
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial —thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.”}}

    Related terms

    * Jove * Jovian

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    carefree

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Without cares; free of concern or worries; easy; casual; without difficulty.
    • He left his cell phone behind and enjoyed a carefree summer day at the beach.

    Derived terms

    * carefreeness