joyful

Adjective
US[joi-fuhl]/ˈdʒɔɪfəl/2 syllables
Synonyms: elatedgleefuljubilant

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. full of or producing joy“make a joyful noise”“a joyful occasion”Opposite sorrowfulSimilar overjoyed, beatificSee also happy, joyous
  2. full of high-spirited delight“a joyful heart”Synonyms: elatedgleefuljubilantOpposite joylessSimilar joyous

Related words joyousness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Joy′ful adjective

Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful heart. “Joyful tidings.” William Shakespeare

My soul shall be joyful in my God.— Is. lxi. 10.
Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life.— Alexander Pope

— Joy′wb-a1′>′ful·ly, adverb — Joy′wb-a1′>′ful·ness, noun

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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