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joy·ous
(joi′əs)adj.
Feeling, showing, or causing joy; joyful. See Synonyms at glad1.
joy′ous·ly adv.
joy′ous·ness n.
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joyous
(ˈdʒɔɪəs)adj
1. having a happy nature or mood
2. joyful
ˈjoyously adv
ˈjoyousness n
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joy•ous
(ˈdʒɔɪ əs)adj.
joyful; happy; jubilant: a joyous shout.
[1275–1325; < Anglo-French; Old French joios. See joy]
joy′ous•ly, adv.
joy′ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter" elated - exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited" happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" joyful - full of or producing joy; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion" joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings" |
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joyous
adjective joyful, cheerful, merry, festive, heartening, rapturous, blithe a joyous celebration of life
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joyous
adjectiveThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
فَرِح، مُبْتَهِج
radostnýrozradostněný
glædeliglykkelig
iloinenriemukas
gleîilegur, glaîlegur
rozradostený
joyous
[ˈdʒɔɪəs] adj (= joyful) [celebration] → joyeux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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joy
(dʒoi) noun1. great happiness. The children jumped for joy when they saw the new toys.
2. a cause of great happiness. Our son is a great joy to us.
ˈjoyful adjective filled with, showing or causing joy. a joyful mood; joyful faces/news.
ˈjoyfully adverbˈjoyfulness noun
ˈjoyous adjective
joyful.
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