joyous

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/ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/

adjective

Full of joy; happy.

Similar
blissomeblissyblithegladsomeberserkblissed outbuoyantchirpy
Opposite
joyless
OriginMiddle English joyous ← Old French joieus →
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Meanings

adjectivejoyous (comparative more joyous, superlative most joyous)

comparative more joyous · superlative most joyous

  1. Full of joy; happy.

    I want to go on a mountain top / With a radio and good batteries / To play a joyous tune and / Free the human race / From suffering

    1998 November 30, Björk, “Alarm Call”, in Homogenic, One Little Indian Records, →OCLC
    1 more example

    Southgate and his England players repeated the scenes from the dramatic penalty shootout win over Colombia as they celebrated in front of joyous supporters at the final whistle[…]

    2018 July 7, Phil McNulty, “Sweden 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport

    Synonyms: blissome, blissy, blithe, gladsome, berserk, blissed out, blithe, buoyant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFull of joy; happy.

Similar
blissomeblissyblithegladsomeberserkblissed outblithebuoyantchirpyblithesomebonniebrightcheerfulcheerlycheerychuffedcock-a-hoopcontentcontentedconvivial

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivefull of or characterized by joy

Similar
ecstaticenrapturedrapturouselatedgleefuljoyfulgayfestalfestivejocundjolly
Opposite
joyless
Also see
blissfulcock-a-hoopdelightedecstaticelatedelysianenrapturedfestalfestivegaygiddygleefulhappyjocundjollyjovialjoyfuljubilantlightheartedmerrymirthfulorgasmicraptrapturousrhapsodic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchjoieus
  2. Middle Englishjoyous
  3. Englishjoyous

From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.

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Translations

Basque alai
  • alaifull of joy; happy
Bulgarian ра́достен
  • ра́достен (rádosten)full of joy; happy
Chinese Mandarin 高高興興 /高高兴兴, 高兴
  • 高高興興 /高高兴兴 (gāogāoxìngxìng)full of joy; happy
  • 高兴 (gāoxìng)full of joy; happy
  • 喜悅 /喜悦 (xǐyuè)full of joy; happy
  • 快樂 /快乐 (kuàilè)full of joy; happy
  • 喜躍 /喜跃 (xǐyuè)full of joy; happy
  • 歡喜 /欢喜 (huānxǐ)full of joy; happy
Czech radostný
  • radostnýfull of joy; happy
Esperanto ĝoja
  • ĝojafull of joy; happy
Finnish iloinen, riemukas
  • iloinenfull of joy; happy
  • riemukasfull of joy; happy
  • onnellinenfull of joy; happy
French joyeux
  • joyeuxfull of joy; happy
German freudig
  • freudigfull of joy; happy
Hindi आनंदमय
  • आनंदमय (ānandmay)full of joy; happy
Hungarian boldog, vidám
  • boldogfull of joy; happy
  • vidámfull of joy; happy
  • jókedvűfull of joy; happy
  • örömtelifull of joy; happy
Irish lúcháireach
  • lúcháireachfull of joy; happy
Latin gaudibundus
  • gaudibundusfull of joy; happy
Māori matakuikui, hihiko
  • matakuikuifull of joy; happy
  • hihikofull of joy; happy
  • kamakamafull of joy; happy
Romanian vesel, voios
  • veselfull of joy; happy
  • voiosfull of joy; happy
  • jovialfull of joy; happy
Russian радостный
  • радостный (radostnyj)full of joy; happy
Spanish alacre
  • alacrefull of joy; happy
Cite this entry
APA

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Chicago

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