joyful

  • 1Joyful — Joy ful, a. Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful heart. Joyful tidings. Shak. [1913 Webster] My soul shall be joyful in my God. Is. lxi. 10. [1913 Webster] Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life. Pope. {Joy ful*ly}, adv …

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  • 2Joyful — Album par Ayọ Sortie 12 juin 2006 …

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  • 3joyful — index ecstatic, felicitous, jocular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4joyful — (adj.) mid 13c., from JOY (Cf. joy) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Joyfully; joyfulness …

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  • 5joyful — joyous, cheerful, happy, *glad, lighthearted Analogous words: blithe, jocund, *merry, jolly: buoyant, effervescent, expansive (see ELASTIC) Antonyms: joyless Contrasted words: *despondent, despairing, desperate, forlorn, hopeless: depressed,… …

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  • 6joyful — / joyous [adj] happy blithesome, cheerful, cheery, delighted, ecstatic, effervescent, elated, enjoyable, enraptured, expansive, festive, flying*, gay, glad, gladsome, gratified, heartening, high*, high as a kite*, jubilant, lighthearted, merry,… …

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  • 7joyful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or causing joy. DERIVATIVES joyfully adverb joyfulness noun …

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  • 8joyful — [joi′fəl] adj. feeling, expressing, or causing joy; glad; happy SYN. HAPPY joyfully adv. joyfulness n …

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  • 9Joyful — Infobox Album Name = Joyful Type = studio Artist = Ayọ Released = Start date|2006|6|20 Recorded = Sony music studios New York City, January 2006 Genre = Soul Length = 45:42 Label = Polydor Producer = Jay Newland Reviews = * Marie Claire… …

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  • 10joyful — [[t]ʤɔ͟ɪfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is joyful causes happiness and pleasure. [FORMAL] Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful... A wedding is a joyful celebration of love. 2) ADJ GRADED Someone who is joyful is extremely… …

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