Joyous Meaning
/ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFull of joy; happy.
Sentence 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.
They reached the castle in safety, amid a thousand joyous acclamations.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The wedding ceremony was a ____ occasion filled with laughter and tears of happiness.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The holidays are a ____ time of year when families come together to celebrate and to share gifts.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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"
— 1998 November 30, Björk, “Alarm Call”, in Homogenic, One Little Indian Records, →OCLC:
"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[…]"
— 2018 July 7, Phil McNulty, “Sweden 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The wedding ceremony was a ____ occasion filled with laughter and tears of happiness.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The holidays are a ____ time of year when families come together to celebrate and to share gifts.