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joyous

[joi-uhs]

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adjective

joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French joios. See joy, -ous

Related forms

joy·ous·ly, adverb

joy·ous·ness, noun

o·ver·joy·ous, adjective

o·ver·joy·ous·ly, adverb

o·ver·joy·ous·ness, noun

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un·joy·ous, adjective

un·joy·ous·ly, adverb

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Example Sentences

By nightfall, there were no confirmed deaths, and children played soccer on closed-off streets in a generally joyous atmosphere.

It's up to you to harness and control your schedule to make it a productive and joyous one, as well.

Hama is now a place of extremes: joyous and sad, defiant but fearful.

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By nightfall, there were no confirmed deaths, and children played soccer on closed-off streets in a generally joyous atmosphere.

It's up to you to harness and control your schedule to make it a productive and joyous one, as well.

Hama is now a place of extremes: joyous and sad, defiant but fearful.

Tutsi men celebrate their heritage with a joyous ritual dance.

Coupled with the other joyous news reports of the day, it sets the stage for another profitable day as a human.

My subsequent sonic emanation of joyous surprise nearly sent us into the guardrail.

The fourscore of guests at this cozy retreat practically form one harmonious and joyous family.

For the incoming faculty members, it's joyous to celebrate leaving the job market behind successfully.

But it is not enough to shrug and wait for that joyous feeling of vindication.

Beautiful, dynamic photographs and brief, lively text introduce readers to the joyous holiday of.

Sadly, no joyous sunrise would come to end their tortured nights of captivity.

Kind of put a morbid pall over the day, but it was still joyous.

May he be remembered with smiles by all those who shared his joyous life.

It's a stressful place with a fast-moving business culture and a joyous emphasis on food.

Ki-Yi's musical fresco invites us to the joyous marriage of tradition and modernity.

During the last days of her life, seeing a grandchild would always put a joyous look on her face.

The joyous anticipation of winning is not appropriate to the fact of loss.

Muriel had a lifelong interest in the education of children and a joyous devotion to her children and.

And despite the joyous sounds from the east, fear runs high that the bloodshed is about to intensify.

We will always cherish the wonderful and joyous memories of happy and sunny days.

How joyous that they were here to be killed by polio, rebel uprisings or ethnic cleansings.

Cynthia's joyous warmth, charm and creativity endeared her to.

When the mask was returned, it was a joyous moment.

She reinvented herself every year of advancing physical disability to stay active and working and joyous in her life.

Those traits are less natural, and a little less joyous coming from an adult.

He was a joyous man with an inexhaustable well of ideas and dreams.

The skirts also give them the look of priests in this joyous ceremony that turns elegiac toward the end.

Alan, your caring, generous and joyous nature brightened and enriched our lives.

Muller comes close to physical abstraction, to often joyous effect.

Out of that whole great joyous scene comes a face more full of light, more radiant, than all the shining candles.

The seven, who said they were in good health, were handed over to joyous relatives in front of reporters.

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World English Dictionary

joyous (ˈdʒɔɪəs)

—*adj*
1.	having a happy nature or mood
2.	joyful

'joyously

—*adv*

'joyousness

—n

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