joyous

[ joi-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.

Origin of joyous

1
1275–1325; Middle English <Anglo-French; Old French joios. See joy, -ous

Other words from joyous

  • joy·ous·ly, adverb
  • joy·ous·ness, noun
  • o·ver·joy·ous, adjective
  • o·ver·joy·ous·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·joy·ous·ness, noun
  • un·joy·ous, adjective
  • un·joy·ous·ly, adverb

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How to use joyous in a sentence

  • We expected to see the old gods and goddesses again to participate in the joyousness of an ancient mirth.

    East Anglia | J. Ewing Ritchie
  • In general, it was joyousness which was poured out in these hymns.

  • There was a sort of glorying in its deep tone; it was not the hollow hysteric of shame and despair—it spoke a sanguine joyousness!

    Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • He was so confident of it that his cheerful mood deepened, turned in fact into joyousness.

    The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Her piquant face was radiant with happiness, the whole effect of her was of a sort of buoyant joyousness.

    The Beauty | Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

British Dictionary definitions for joyous

joyous

/ (ˈdʒɔɪəs) /


adjective
  1. having a happy nature or mood

  2. joyful

Derived forms of joyous

  • joyously, adverb
  • joyousness, noun

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