joyous

[ joi-uh s ]

/ ˈdʒɔɪ əs /

joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.

Origin of joyous

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French joios. See joy, -ous

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

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

joycean, joyful, joyless, joyner, joyner-kersee, joyous, joypad, joypop, joyride, joystick, jozi

Dance heavy and joyously excessive, Viva Elvis is a pat on the back that celebrates itself.

Can Cirque du Soleil's New Show Save Vegas? |Richard Abowitz |February 21, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
"It is the last word we needed to clear Constance," she asserted, joyously.

Marjorie Dean High School Freshman |Pauline Lester
I promised the kind-hearted old fellow I would be sure to do his bidding and then joyously entered the cabin.

Under the Meteor Flag |Harry Collingwood
Yet the Army of Destruction is sweeping it away as joyously as a hired laborer cuts down a field of corn.

Our Vanishing Wild Life |William T. Hornaday

She bought the garment that came nearest to her own dimensions, and hurried home with it joyously.

The Cup of Fury |Rupert Hughes
So soon as this ceremony was ended, the Indians joyously set out.

The Trapper's Daughter |Gustave Aimard

joyous

/ (ˈdʒɔɪəs) /

having a happy nature or mood

joyful

joyously, adverb joyousness, noun