joyous

CEFRB2

/ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Full of or characterized by joy.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Full of joy; happy.

Examples

  • May happiness and joy come to you as you celebrate this joyous day.

  • Succeeding years became more tiresome and uneventful than the nymph's joyous spirit loved.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

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In context

  • They reached the castle in safety, amid a thousand joyous acclamations.

  • 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

  • Southgate and his England players repeated the scenes from the dramatic penalty shootout win over Colombia as they celebrated in front of joyous supporters at the final whistle[…]

Synonyms

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The wedding ceremony was a blank occasion filled with laughter and tears of happiness.

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Origin

adjective

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