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joy·ful  (joifl)
adj.
Feeling, causing, or indicating joy. See Synonyms at glad1.
joyful·ly adv.
joyful·ness n.
joyful
Adjective
feeling or bringing great joy: joyful crowds, a joyful event
joyfully adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.joyful - full of or producing joy; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion"
happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13
2.joyful - full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"
gleeful, jubilant, elated
joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
joyful
adjective 1. pleasing, satisfying, engaging, charming, delightful, enjoyable, gratifying, agreeable, pleasurable
adjective 2. delighted, happy, satisfied, glad, jolly, merry, gratified, pleased, jubilant, elated, over the moon (informal) jovial, rapt, enraptured, on cloud nine (informal) cock-a-hoop, floating on air, light-hearted, jocund, gladsome (archaic) blithesome, stoked Austral., N.Z. (informal)
Translations
joyful [ˈdʒɔɪful] adj → alegre
joyful [ˈdʒɔɪful], joyous [ˈdʒɔɪəs] adj → joyeux/euse
joyful [ˈdʒɔɪful] joy adj → freudig
joyful [ˈdʒɔɪful], joyous [ˈdʒɔɪəs] adj → gioioso/a, allegro/a


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