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joy⋅ous
[joi-uh
s] 
–adjective
| joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play. |
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| joy·ous (joi'əs) adj. Feeling or causing joy; joyful. See Synonyms at glad1. joy'ous·ly adv., joy'ous·ness n. |
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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. Is this your joyous city? --Is. xxiii. 7. They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. --Spenser. 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.
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Language Translation for : joyous
Spanish:
alegre, feliz,
German:
fröhlich,
Japanese:
うれしい
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