Joyful

//ˈd͡ʒɔɪfl̩// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Feeling or causing joy.

    "The children were joyful on the first day of summer break."

Adjective
  1. 1
    full of or producing joy wordnet
  2. 2
    full of high-spirited delight wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
beatificjubilantoverjoyedair-headedanimatingbeaming

Example

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"We were filled with joyful expectation."

Etymology

From joy + -ful.

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