full of joy; happy; glad
Origin of joyous
Middle English from Old French joios from joie, joy
A joyous family.
The definition of joyous is feelings of great happiness or delight.
An example of joyous feelings are the feelings you have after the birth of your long-awaited baby.
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joyous
adjective
Feeling, showing, or causing joy; joyful. See Synonyms at glad1.
Related Forms:
- joy′ous·ly
adverb
- joy′ous·ness
noun
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Origin
Old French joieus, from joie + -eus
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Sentence Examples
- Loud, coarse laughter and joyous shouts ensued.
- The result was celebrated by joyous festivities in all the East.
- It was the joyous weekend my future wife and I made public our marriage plans, with no one listening.
- The too sudden adoption of European clothing, rendering the body supersensitive to changes of temperature; lastly, the action of over-zealous missionaries in suppressing the dances, merrymaking and free joyous life of pagan times, and the preaching of a sombre type of Christianity, with deadening effects on the buoyant temperament of these children of Nature.
- Anne spent the rest of her life happily in England at Richmond or Bletchingley, occasionally visiting the court, and being described as joyous as ever, and wearing new dresses every day!
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