joyousadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɔɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɔɪəs/

Forms: Middle English–1600s ioyous, (Middle English ioyuss, ioyeos, ioyeus, ioyeux, ioyouse), Middle English–1500s ioyus, ioyouse, (1500s ioyws, ioyeous), 1600s– joyous.

Etymology: Middle English < Anglo-Norman joyous = Old French joios , -eus , French joyeux , < joie joy n.

a. Having a joyful nature or mood; full of glad feeling; blithe, gladsome, buoyant; also, expressive of, or characterized by, joy; = joyful adj. 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective]

fainc888

gladlyc1000

golikc1175

gladful?c1225

joyfulc1290

joyousc1315

merryc1380

well begonea1425

frikec1430

rejoiced1533

delightful1534

rejoiceful1538

blitheful1559

gladded1569

blithelike1570

delighted1581

lighted1596

delighting1601

joyed1640

enjoying1651

gladdened1729

glad1799

like (or proud as) a dog with two tails1829

joyant1834

bird-blithe1917

gassed1941

enthralled1944

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > expressive of joy (of looks or actions)

gladOE

joyousc1315

joyfula1400

gladsomea1420

merrya1425

gratulant1471

cock-a-hoop1826

c1315 Shoreham 120 More encheyson hadde oure levedy Ioyous and blythe for to be.

c1485 Digby Myst. iv. 1028 Be Ioyeos now of mynd!

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 240 The good odure..makyth the herte oppyn and [io] youse.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xxii. 2 A citie full of bruit, a ioyous citie.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 515 The Earth Gave sign of gratulation, and each Hill; Joyous the Birds.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 128. ¶1 Women in their Nature are much more gay and joyous than Men.

1753 J. Hawkesworth Adventurer 20 Oct. 177 I had now ascended another scale in the climax; and was acknowledged..to be a Joyous Spirit [see also jessamy n. 4].

1838 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (ed. 2) 1st Ser. 316 A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. ii. 29 A joyous stir was now audible in the hall.

†b. Const. of or with clause. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > of disposition, mind, or heart

gladc897

blithe971

lustya1225

joyousc1305

gladsomec1410

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > rejoicing or exultation > [adjective]

hightlyOE

joyousc1305

jubilosec1450

gratulant1471

rejoicingc1475

rejoiceful1538

exultativec1550

exultivec1550

cock-a-hoop1564

insolent1589

triumphant1597

elated1615

exultant1653

elate1702

exulting1757

jubilant1784

zip-a-dee-doo-dah1945

c1305 St. Swithin 36 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 44 Alle men þat him iknewe ioyous þerof were.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 67 I am right ioyous of thy wele and worship.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. lxxxiiii He was ioyous that power & princely estate was now to hym happened.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V v. ii. 9 Right ioyous are we to behold Your face.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. vi. 71 Wander we to see thy honest sonne, Who will of thy arriuall be full ioyous .

2. Of things, events, etc.: Inspiring or productive of joy; gladdening, cheerful; = joyful adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [adjective]

hightlyOE

delitec1225

joyful1297

delightablec1300

delicatea1382

gladsomec1386

gladdingc1394

delightfula1400

deliciousc1400

delectablec1415

delighting?a1425

delitousa1425

ravishingc1430

joyous1475

delightsomec1484

wealthlya1500

delectary?c1500

sunny1565

sunshine1594

delighted1595

heartsome1596

joysome1616

gladdening1729

scrum1877

heartthrob1907

dilly1909

delish1915

zip-a-dee-doo-dah1945

1475 Bk. Noblesse (Roxb.) 70 It was the ioieust and plesaunt sighte that ever..Lisander had see.

a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 753 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 118 Thow Ioyuss fleiss of gedion.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Heb. xii. 11 No manner learnynge for the present tyme semeth to be ioyeous but greveous.

1645 J. Milton Passion i, in Poems 17 Of..joyous news of heav'nly Infants birth, My muse with Angels did divide to sing.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 43 Every return of that joyous season [harvest].

1864 J. F. Kirk Hist. Charles the Bold (U.S. ed.) I. ii. i. 450 A new sovereign, on the occasion of his ‘joyous entry’, as his first visit to a place after his accession was called.

Compounds

In combinations.

ΚΠ

a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Mercury xxi, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 302 Joyous-minded Hermes from the glen Drew the fat spoils.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	joyous
释义	joyousadj. Brit. /ˈdʒɔɪəs/, U.S. /ˈdʒɔɪəs/ Forms: Middle English–1600s ioyous, (Middle English ioyuss, ioyeos, ioyeus, ioyeux, ioyouse), Middle English–1500s ioyus, ioyouse, (1500s ioyws, ioyeous), 1600s– joyous. Etymology: Middle English < Anglo-Norman joyous = Old French joios , -eus , French joyeux , < joie joy n. 1. a. Having a joyful nature or mood; full of glad feeling; blithe, gladsome, buoyant; also, expressive of, or characterized by, joy; = joyful adj. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] fainc888 gladlyc1000 golikc1175 gladful?c1225 joyfulc1290 joyousc1315 merryc1380 well begonea1425 frikec1430 rejoiced1533 delightful1534 rejoiceful1538 blitheful1559 gladded1569 blithelike1570 delighted1581 lighted1596 delighting1601 joyed1640 enjoying1651 gladdened1729 glad1799 like (or proud as) a dog with two tails1829 joyant1834 bird-blithe1917 gassed1941 enthralled1944 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > expressive of joy (of looks or actions) gladOE joyousc1315 joyfula1400 gladsomea1420 merrya1425 gratulant1471 cock-a-hoop1826 c1315 Shoreham 120 More encheyson hadde oure levedy Ioyous and blythe for to be. c1485 Digby Myst. iv. 1028 Be Ioyeos now of mynd! a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 240 The good odure..makyth the herte oppyn and [io] youse. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xxii. 2 A citie full of bruit, a ioyous citie. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 515 The Earth Gave sign of gratulation, and each Hill; Joyous the Birds. View more context for this quotation 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 128. ¶1 Women in their Nature are much more gay and joyous than Men. 1753 J. Hawkesworth Adventurer 20 Oct. 177 I had now ascended another scale in the climax; and was acknowledged..to be a Joyous Spirit [see also jessamy n. 4]. 1838 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (ed. 2) 1st Ser. 316 A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. ii. 29 A joyous stir was now audible in the hall. †b. Const. of or with clause. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > of disposition, mind, or heart gladc897 blithe971 lustya1225 joyousc1305 gladsomec1410 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > rejoicing or exultation > [adjective] hightlyOE joyousc1305 jubilosec1450 gratulant1471 rejoicingc1475 rejoiceful1538 exultativec1550 exultivec1550 cock-a-hoop1564 insolent1589 triumphant1597 elated1615 exultant1653 elate1702 exulting1757 jubilant1784 zip-a-dee-doo-dah1945 c1305 St. Swithin 36 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 44 Alle men þat him iknewe ioyous þerof were. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 67 I am right ioyous of thy wele and worship. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. lxxxiiii He was ioyous that power & princely estate was now to hym happened. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V v. ii. 9 Right ioyous are we to behold Your face. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. vi. 71 Wander we to see thy honest sonne, Who will of thy arriuall be full ioyous . View more context for this quotation 2. Of things, events, etc.: Inspiring or productive of joy; gladdening, cheerful; = joyful adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [adjective] hightlyOE delitec1225 joyful1297 delightablec1300 delicatea1382 gladsomec1386 gladdingc1394 delightfula1400 deliciousc1400 delectablec1415 delighting?a1425 delitousa1425 ravishingc1430 joyous1475 delightsomec1484 wealthlya1500 delectary?c1500 sunny1565 sunshine1594 delighted1595 heartsome1596 joysome1616 gladdening1729 scrum1877 heartthrob1907 dilly1909 delish1915 zip-a-dee-doo-dah1945 1475 Bk. Noblesse (Roxb.) 70 It was the ioieust and plesaunt sighte that ever..Lisander had see. a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 753 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 118 Thow Ioyuss fleiss of gedion. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Heb. xii. 11 No manner learnynge for the present tyme semeth to be ioyeous but greveous. 1645 J. Milton Passion i, in Poems 17 Of..joyous news of heav'nly Infants birth, My muse with Angels did divide to sing. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 43 Every return of that joyous season [harvest]. 1864 J. F. Kirk Hist. Charles the Bold (U.S. ed.) I. ii. i. 450 A new sovereign, on the occasion of his ‘joyous entry’, as his first visit to a place after his accession was called. Compounds In combinations. ΚΠ a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Mercury xxi, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 302 Joyous-minded Hermes from the glen Drew the fat spoils. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1305
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