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joyous

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joy·ous  (jois)
adj.
Feeling or causing joy; joyful. See Synonyms at glad1.
joyous·ly adv.
joyous·ness n.
joyous [ˈdʒɔɪəs]
adj
1. having a happy nature or mood
2. joyful
joyously  adv
joyousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
elated - exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"
happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
joyful - full of or producing joy; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion"
joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"
joyous
adjective joyful, cheerful, merry, festive, heartening, rapturous, blithe a joyous celebration of life
Translations
joyous [ˈdʒɔɪəs] adj (= joyful) [celebration] → joyeux/euse
joyous
adj (liter) → freudig, froh


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Two brides, elaborately dressed in white, with ribbons, laces, and pearls, and crowned with orange-blossoms whose satiny petals nodded beneath their veils, were surrounded by joyous families, and accompanied by their mothers, to whom they looked up, now and then, with eyes that were content and timid both; the faces of all the rest reflected happiness, and seemed to be invoking blessings on the youthful pairs.
Vendetta by de Balzac, Honore View in context
A SLANDER travelling rapidly through the land upon its joyous mission was accosted by a Retraction and commanded to halt and be killed.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
"All days shall be holy unto me"--so spake once the wisdom of my youth: verily, the language of a joyous wisdom!
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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