joyous
[joi-uh s]
- joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
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Origin of joyous
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Examples from the Web for joyous
Contemporary Examples
Because the music here is so free, so joyous, so relaxed that all its pleasures are instantly communicable.
Every day, I drove from my flat in Mayfair to Abbey Road in joyous expectation of what magic I would be participating in that day.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and MoreGary Wright
September 29, 2014
The Seeger Sessions was as joyous as Devils and Dust was depressed.
Of course, it shouldn't be surprising, as Fallon and Timberlake may be the two most jovial, joyous people in show business.
Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake’s Perfect, Cameo-Filled 'Saturday Night Live'Kevin Fallon
December 22, 2013
Would Tobin contend that Palestinians ought to refer to the period as a joyous time in their history as well?
Historical Examples
At this season of the year the vintagers are joyous and negligent.
With a joyous cry of "J. Elfreda, where, oh, where did you come from?"
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
In such directions, Aggie was the leader, an eager, joyous one always.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Low she crouched, and her call to Lauzanne was but a joyous whisper.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
I would not wish to be unbecomingly attired on so joyous an occasion.
Quaint CourtshipsVarious
joyous
- having a happy nature or mood
- joyful
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Word Origin and History for joyous
adj.
c.1300, from Anglo-French joyous, Old French joios "happy, cheerful, merry, glad" (12c., Modern French joyeux), from joie (see joy). Related: Joyously; joyousness.
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