joyous
Americanadjective
adjective
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having a happy nature or mood
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joyful
Other Word Forms
- joyously adverb
- joyousness noun
- overjoyous adjective
- overjoyously adverb
- overjoyousness noun
- unjoyous adjective
- unjoyously adverb
Etymology
Origin of joyous
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French joios. See joy, -ous
Example Sentences
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And in the Dutch Reformed Church, a minister’s first sermon in his first church was the most solemn, joyous, emotional occasion that an unemotional people could conceive.
From Literature
With this lineup, McCraney said he aimed to “engage us in tough questions that are facing our communities, but in the most joyous or innovative ways possible.”
From Los Angeles Times
Machado, joyous at the news, asked Don Jr. to thank his father.
The piñata functions as a focal point into the scene as a whole, and alludes to one of the biggest gathering cultures in L.A., a very joyous scene of celebration.
From Los Angeles Times
Their return to Australia this year would be far less joyous.
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