Synonyms for joyous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : joi-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɔɪ əs |
Top 10 synonyms for joyous Other synonyms for the word joyous
Définition of joyous
Origin :- c.1300, from Anglo-French joyous, Old French joios "happy, cheerful, merry, glad" (12c., Modern French joyeux), from joie (see joy). Related: Joyously; joyousness.
- adj happy
- At this season of the year the vintagers are joyous and negligent.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- With a joyous cry of "J. Elfreda, where, oh, where did you come from?"
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- In such directions, Aggie was the leader, an eager, joyous one always.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Low she crouched, and her call to Lauzanne was but a joyous whisper.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- I would not wish to be unbecomingly attired on so joyous an occasion.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- The lady uttered a joyous exclamation, and seized the letter.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- She sang as she went about them, and the words were those of a joyous hymn.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Lucy Ann could have called out to them, in joyous understanding, they looked so free.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- He was a joyous child, as joyous as if no shadow had ever rested on his mother's heart.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- She gave one look, and held out both hands with a joyous cry.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
Antonyms for joyous
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