joyful
Americanadjective
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full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- Antonyms:
- melancholy
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showing or expressing joy, as looks, actions, or speech.
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causing or bringing joy, as an event, a sight, or news; delightful.
the joyful announcement of their marriage.
adjective
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full of joy; elated
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expressing or producing joy
a joyful look
a joyful occasion
Other Word Forms
- joyfully adverb
- joyfulness noun
- overjoyful adjective
- overjoyfully adverb
- overjoyfulness noun
- unjoyful adjective
- unjoyfully adverb
Etymology
Origin of joyful
Example Sentences
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"So stigma thrives. Negativity thrives. People do not see us in powerful or beautiful or joyful positions, they see us only in struggle."
From BBC
"Faithful fans should expect an intense, joyful night out as we reveal a thrilling new hunting ground for our Traitors," he said.
From BBC
Despite all the heavy things we’ve talked about so far, I do want to point out the film is a joyful one of exploration.
From Los Angeles Times
“It was the most joyful Zoom,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
“Accident?” she laughed, though the sound that came out of her was anything but joyful.
From Literature
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