US /ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/
adj Freq #14835

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    full of or characterized by joy

    I felt a joyous abandon being naked on the beach.

  2. 2
    adj

    Full of joy; happy.

    I want to go on a mountain top / With a radio and good batteries / To play a joyous tune and / Free the human race / From suffering.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · full of joy; happy. air-headedberserkblissed outblissfulblissomeblissyblitheblithesome
Word family
Forms joyouslyjoyousness

Etymology

From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.

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