joyful
adjective
Origin of joyful
Synonyms for joyful
Antonyms for joyful
Related Words for joyful
elated, enjoyable, ecstatic, festive, heartening, joyous, pleasurable, cheerful, rapturous, merry, upbeat, cheery, lighthearted, jubilant, delighted, effervescent, expansive, flying, gay, gladExamples from the Web for joyful
Contemporary Examples of joyful
On the night of January 9th, 2011, Juba was the most joyful place on earth.
Rather ironically, the models seemed much more at ease—in fact, joyful—than any of the passersby.
It transforms the protest into a joyful celebratory atmosphere that is hard to control.
Comrades, some of the associations of this day are not only triumphant, but joyful.
The Real Memorial Day: Oliver Wendell Holmes's Salute To A Momentous American AnniversaryMalcolm Jones
May 26, 2014
Our parish is alive, joyful, and full of faith, hope, and charity.
Historical Examples of joyful
Did she tell you she had the joyful sanction of the registrar?
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
"I might have known you'd be the first," cried Grace with joyful affection.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
The meeting between the two friends was as joyful as their parting had been sorrowful.
Life in LondonEdwin Hodder
This is the most joyful hour he has ever given us since the day of his birth.
Lady SusanJane Austen
This was joyful news, indeed, for I had begun to think we should be driven to the boats.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper