📖 Definitions of "Joyous"
adjective
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Full of joy; happy.
🔄 Synonyms of "Joyous"
17 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| elated | Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric. |
| ecstaticnoun | Extremely happy. |
| enraptured | Marked by fondness; filled with delight |
| joyful | Feeling or causing joy. |
| mirthful | Filled with mirth. |
| gaynoun | An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person. |
| jubilant | In a state of elation. |
| rhapsodic | highly emotional; rapturous |
| rapturous | Full of rapture. |
| happyverb | Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous. |
| jocund | Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness. |
| gleeful | Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful. |
| merrynoun | Jolly and full of high spirits; happy. |
| jollynoun | Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry. |
| festal | festive, relating to a festival or feast |
| festive | Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration. |
| jovialnoun | (comparable) Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Joyous"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| joyless | Without joy; unhappy, sad. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Joyous"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| joyful | Feeling or causing joy. |
| gleeful | Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful. |
| jovial | (comparable) Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry. |
| elatedverb | Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric. |
| merry | Jolly and full of high spirits; happy. |
| jubilant | In a state of elation. |
| jocund | Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness. |
| jolly | Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry. |
| ecstatic | Extremely happy. |
| rapturous | Full of rapture. |
| enraptured | Marked by fondness; filled with delight |
| happy | Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous. |
| mirthful | Filled with mirth. |
| gala | Celebratory; festive. |
| festal | festive, relating to a festival or feast |
| festive | Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration. |
| rhapsodic | highly emotional; rapturous |
| gay | Homosexual: |
| cheerful | Noticeably happy and optimistic. |
| cheery | In a good mood, happy, cheerful. |
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