Joyous

Joyous
Joyous Joy"ous, a. [OE. joyous, joious, joios, F. joyeux.See {Joy}.] Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. [1913 Webster]

Is this your joyous city? --Is. xxiii. 7. [1913 Webster]

They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

And joyous of our conquest early won. --Dryden.

Syn: Merry; lively; blithe; gleeful; gay; glad; mirthful; sportive; festive; joyful; happy; blissful; charming; delightful. -- {Joy"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • joyous — (adj.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. joyous, O.Fr. joios happy, cheerful, merry, glad (12c., Mod.Fr. joyeux), from joie (see JOY (Cf. joy)). Related: Joyously; joyousness …   Etymology dictionary

  • joyous — index ecstatic, felicitous, jocular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • joyous — joyful, happy, *glad, cheerful, lighthearted Analogous words: blithe, jocund, *merry: rapturous, ecstatic, transported (see corresponding nouns at ECSTASY) Antonyms: lugubrious Contrasted words: dolorous, doleful, *melancholy: *miserable,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • joyous — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly literary ▪ full of happiness and joy. DERIVATIVES joyously adverb joyousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • joyous — [joi′əs] adj. [ME < OFr joios < joie,JOY] full of joy; happy; glad SYN. HAPPY joyously adv. joyousness n …   English World dictionary

  • joyous — [[t]ʤɔ͟ɪ͟əs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Joyous means extremely happy. [LITERARY] She had made their childhood so joyous and carefree. ...a joyous celebration of life. Syn: joyful Ant: joyless Derived words: joyously ADV GRADED Sarah accepted joyously …   English dictionary

  • joyous — joy|ous [ˈdʒɔıəs] adj literary very happy, or likely to make people very happy ▪ a joyous occasion ▪ Our music is a joyous celebration of life. >joyously adv >joyousness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • joyous — joyously, adv. joyousness, n. /joy euhs/, adj. joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play. [1275 1325; ME < AF; OF joios. See JOY, OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • joyous — adj. Joyous is used with these nouns: ↑celebration, ↑occasion, ↑reunion, ↑shout …   Collocations dictionary

  • joyous — adjective literary very happy, or likely to make people very happy: a joyous occasion joyously adverb joyousness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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