Grep of noun joyous
joyousness
Overview of adj joyous
The adj joyous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) joyous -- (full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon")
2. joyful, joyous -- (full of or suggesting exultant happiness; "a joyful heart"; "a joyful occasion"; "the joyous news"; "joyous laughter")
Antonyms of adj joyous
2 senses of joyous
Sense 1
joyous (vs. joyless)
joyless (vs. joyous)
=> funereal, sepulchral
=> mirthless, unamused
=> unsmiling
Sense 2
joyful, joyous
INDIRECT (VIA happy) -> unhappy
Similarity of adj joyous
2 senses of joyous
Sense 1
joyous (vs. joyless)
=> ecstatic, enraptured, rapturous, rhapsodic
=> elated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant
=> gala(postnominal), gay, festal, festive, merry
=> gala(postnominal), gay, festal, festive, merry
=> gala(postnominal), gay, festal, festive, merry
=> gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
Also See-> elated#1; happy#1; joyful#1
Sense 2
joyful, joyous
=> happy (vs. unhappy)
Attributes of adj joyous
Familiarity of adj joyous
joyous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj joyous
joyous
Overview of adj joyous
The adj joyous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) joyous -- (full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon")
2. joyful, joyous -- (full of or suggesting exultant happiness; "a joyful heart"; "a joyful occasion"; "the joyous news"; "joyous laughter")
joyous definition
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