Antonyms for joyfulness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : joi-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɔɪ fəl

Definition of joyfulness

Origin : mid-13c., from joy + -ful. Related: Joyfully; joyfulness.

noun happiness

Example sentences :

Gladness of heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days.
Extract from : « Familiar Quotations » by John Bartlett

It was not long, however, before this joyfulness was turned to mourning.
Extract from : « The Cornwall Coast » by Arthur L. Salmon

His joyfulness was dimmed only by the thought that at night he must go to Ostrianum.
Extract from : « Quo Vadis » by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Our joyfulness rose to the zenith and then descended gradually.
Extract from : « Hania » by Henryk Sienkiewicz

The joyfulness of the Vagabond is no mere light-hearted, graceful spirit.
Extract from : « The Vagabond in Literature » by Arthur Rickett

But coming they shall come with joyfulness, carrying their sheaves.
Extract from : « The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version » by Various

If it hadn't been for the tight vest I had on, I reckon my heart would have bust my ribs for joyfulness.
Extract from : « Plain Mary Smith » by Henry Wallace Phillips

Her young heart seemed overflowing with joyfulness at her unexpected success.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 » by Various

We have now to consider the way in which the presence or absence of joyfulness, in these several classes, is expressed in art.
Extract from : « The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) » by John Ruskin

We do not love Switzerland merely because we associate its thought with recollections of holidays and joyfulness.
Extract from : « Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece » by John Addington Symonds

Synonyms for joyfulness

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