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joyous definition
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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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