noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being joyful. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the emotion of great happiness wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

joydelightgladnessjoyjoyousnessamusement

Example

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"I never consider ease and joyfulness as the purpose of life itself."

Etymology

From joyful + -ness.

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