joyful
full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
showing or expressing joy, as looks, actions, or speech.
causing or bringing joy, as an event, a sight, or news; delightful: the joyful announcement of their marriage.
Origin of joyful
1Other words for joyful
Opposites for joyful
Other words from joyful
- joy·ful·ly, adverb
- joy·ful·ness, noun
- o·ver·joy·ful, adjective
- o·ver·joy·ful·ly, adverb
- o·ver·joy·ful·ness, noun
- un·joy·ful, adjective
- un·joy·ful·ly, adverb
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How to use joyful in a sentence
That’s my signal to be signing off, too, still hopeful and joyful and filled with those important American values of neighborliness, love of family, can-do spirit and denial.
Gene Weingarten: Happy holidays from my family to yours!! (Exclamation points emphasize how upbeat we are!) | Gene Weingarten | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostThe second was a joyful recounting of his debut here as a 19-year-old Stanford freshman — “a little punk college student,” he said — playing a practice round with none other than Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, 10 green jackets between them.
At the Masters, Tiger Woods walks in two worlds: Yarn-spinning legend and defending champ | Barry Svrluga | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostFamilies will face painful decisions between what is safe and what is joyful.
Parents are going the extra mile to save Halloween for their kids | Emily Davies | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostAfter consulting with the city and the county, we all agree that a joyful and inclusive public celebration will take place as soon as it is safe to do so.
LeBron James calls for a Lakers-Dodgers championship parade in L.A., with plenty of masks | Cindy Boren | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostHer conversation with Rory is a sweet grace note in their friendship, and the look of glee on her face as Zach and Rory push her bed through the town square is incredibly joyful.
Most of the show, however, was dedicated to joyfully reliving the classics.
Monty Python Forgot Their Lines on Opening Night, but Who Cares? | Nico Hines | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo they joyfully rode their new pastel bikes around the park for a while, until it was time to go to their first ballet class.
There was no shortage of schadenfreude, with Democrats joyfully noting just how dumb those silly, delusional Republicans were.
FiveThirtyHate: Dems Attack Nate Silver | Kristen Soltis Anderson | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs I sat in church and watched this resilient young man joyfully take a wife, I thought back to all his trials and tribulations.
Gavin Arvizo’s New Beginning: Jackson Abuse Accuser Gets Married at 24 | Diane Dimond | December 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhere Romney is careful and cautious, Gingrich is joyfully brazen.
South Carolina Primary: Gingrich Surges to Threaten Romney’s Frontrunner Status | Patricia Murphy | January 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHoney-Bee was too proper to fling hers up also, so taking off the shoe that wouldn't stay on she threw it joyfully over her head.
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceCheerfully and joyfully he would die a thousand times to hasten the triumph of liberty.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanThyrsis accepted joyfully, and forthwith carried off a couple of embryo books to his room.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairCatherine de' Medici, seeing a chance of support to her policy in a national representation, joyfully agreed to it.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacDeath in its most horrible shape would have been courted joyfully by me in preference to it.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for joyful
/ (ˈdʒɔɪfʊl) /
full of joy; elated
expressing or producing joy: a joyful look; a joyful occasion
Derived forms of joyful
- joyfully, adverb
- joyfulness, noun
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