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   joy·ful

   /ˈjoifəl/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness: "joyful music" Similar cheerfulhappyjollymerrybrightsunnyjoyouslightheartedin good spiritsin high spiritssparklingbubblyeffervescentexuberantebullientcock-a-hoopbreezyairycheerysprightlyjauntysmilinggrinningbeaminglaughingmirthfulradiantjubilantoverjoyedbeside oneself with joythrilledecstaticeuphoricblissfulon cloud nine/sevenelateddelightedgladgleefulgratifiedjovialgenialgood-humoredhappy-go-luckycarefreeunworrieduntroubledwithout a care in the worldfull of the joys of springbuoyantoptimistichopefulfull of hopepositivecontentcontentedinformal:upbeatchipperchirpypeppysmileysparkyover the moonon top of the worldpeartdated:gayinformal:wrappedliterary:jocundgladsomeblitheblithesomearchaic:of good cheerpleasinggladhappygoodcheeringgladdeninggratifyingwelcomeheartwarmingdelightfulliterary:gladsomehappycheerfulmerryjollyfestivecelebratoryjoyousdated:gayOpposite sadmiserabledistressingsaddepressing

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   • 1. joyfulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

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   The meaning of JOYFUL is experiencing, causing, or showing joy : happy. How to use joyful in a sentence.

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   Joyful definition: full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.. See examples of JOYFUL used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishJOYFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   having or causing great happiness:

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   Someone who's joyful is very happy. A joyful child will laugh with delight. When you experience the feeling of joy, you're joyful. For many people, their wedding day, the birth of their children, or simply a beautiful summer afternoon can all be joyful occasions.

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   1. adjective. Something that is joyful causes happiness and pleasure. [formal] Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful. A wedding is a joyful celebration of love. Synonyms: pleasing, satisfying, engaging, charming More Synonyms of joyful. 2. adjective. Someone who is joyful is extremely happy. [formal]

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   Synonyms for JOYFUL: thankful, delighted, happy, pleased, glad, satisfied, joyous, blissful; Antonyms of JOYFUL: sad, unhappy, joyless, dissatisfied, unsatisfied, displeased, melancholy, blue.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJOYFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˈdʒɔɪ.f ə l / uk / ˈdʒɔɪ.f ə l / Add to word list. very happy: Christmas is such a joyful time of year. I don't have very much to feel joyful about/over at the moment. Opposites. dejected. sorrowful literary. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling pleasure and happiness. (as) pleased as Punch idiom. ASMR.

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   1. full of joy; glad; delighted. 2. showing or expressing joy: a joyful look. 3. causing or bringing joy; delightful: a joyful event. [1250–1300] joy′ful•ly, adv. joy′ful•ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Thesaurus.

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    Definition of joyful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    1. a. : the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight. b. : the expression or exhibition of such emotion : gaiety. 2. : a state of happiness or felicity : bliss. 3. : a source or cause of delight. joyless. ˈjȯi-ləs. adjective. joylessly adverb. joylessness noun. 2 of 2. verb.