joyous
Americanadjective
adjective
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having a happy nature or mood
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joyful
Other Word Forms
- joyously adverb
- joyousness noun
- overjoyous adjective
- overjoyously adverb
- overjoyousness noun
- unjoyous adjective
- unjoyously adverb
Etymology
Origin of joyous
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French joios. See joy, -ous
Example Sentences
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“And so they did,” remembered Leah, “joyous sounds, all over the hall … It was like the return of long absent friends, whose value … we had not sufficiently appreciated.”
From Literature
It was an ode to the joyous, maximalist world that Arnold meticulously and affectionately built in both life and art — because for him there was no distinction, art was life.
From Los Angeles Times
But planning a vacation is supposed to be joyous.
During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, families traditionally gather over joyous feasts to break the daytime fast.
From Barron's
Rogen and Franco ad-libbed, drew out the best in their fellow actors and made the rest of the room feel as if they were part of their joyous adventure.
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