joyful

[ joi-fuhl ]

/ ˈdʒɔɪ fəl /

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adjective

full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.

showing or expressing joy, as looks, actions, or speech.

causing or bringing joy, as an event, a sight, or news; delightful: the joyful announcement of their marriage.

Origin of joyful

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at joy, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR joyful

1 joyous, happy, blithe; buoyant, elated, jubilant. See gay.

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ANTONYMS FOR joyful

1 melancholy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM joyful

joy·ful·ly, adverb joy·ful·ness, noun o·ver·joy·ful, adjective o·ver·joy·ful·ly, adverb

o·ver·joy·ful·ness, noun un·joy·ful, adjective un·joy·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby joyful

joy buzzer, joyance, joyce, joyce, james, joycean, joyful, joyless, joyner, joyner-kersee, joyous, joypad

Example sentences from the Web for joyfully

Most of the show, however, was dedicated to joyfully reliving the classics.

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So they joyfully rode their new pastel bikes around the park for a while, until it was time to go to their first ballet class.

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There was no shortage of schadenfreude, with Democrats joyfully noting just how dumb those silly, delusional Republicans were.

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Where Romney is careful and cautious, Gingrich is joyfully brazen.

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Ironically Webber, doing commentary for NBA TV, joyfully nailed James during the finals.

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Jimmy's tears were soon dried, and he welcomed Ted joyfully.

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Joyfully she agreed, for the farmer was a relation, though a distant one, and she had a dread of going among strangers.

Fairy Circles |Unknown
Suddenly, breaking off in the middle of a sentence, Marcolina joyfully exclaimed, "Here comes my uncle!"

Casanova's Homecoming |Arthur Schnitzler
"That will give me over three dollars for myself," he said joyfully.

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Joyfully she hastened to pick the flowers, and having soon a large bunch she thanked them and ran home.

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British Dictionary definitions for joyfully

joyful

/ (ˈdʒɔɪfʊl) /

adjective

full of joy; elated

expressing or producing joy a joyful look; a joyful occasion

Derived forms of joyful

joyfully, adverb joyfulness, noun

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