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(dʒɔɪfʊl)
1. adjective
Something that is joyful causes happiness and pleasure.
[formal]
Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful.
A wedding is a joyful celebration of love.
Synonyms: pleasing, satisfying, engaging, charming More Synonyms of joyful
2. adjective
Someone who is joyful is extremely happy.
[formal]
We're a very joyful people; we're very musical people and we love music.
Synonyms: delighted, happy, satisfied, glad More Synonyms of joyful
joyfully adverb
They greeted him joyfully.

joyful in British English

(ˈdʒɔɪfʊl)
adjective
1. 
full of joy; elated
2. 
expressing or producing joy
a joyful look
a joyful occasion
Derived forms
joyfully (ˈjoyfully)
adverb
joyfulness (ˈjoyfulness)
noun

joyful in American English

(ˈdʒɔɪfəl)
adjective
feeling, expressing, or causing joy; glad; happy
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈhappy
Derived forms
joyfully (ˈjoyfully)
adverb
joyfulness (ˈjoyfulness)
noun

Examples of 'joyful' in a sentence
joyful

To show me how joyful dependence could look.
Christianity Today (2000)
It was a quietly joyful moment for this parent.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Their loved ones would have no joyful celebrations.
Davey, Ray Rev. & Cole, John A Channel of Peace (1993)
It was ending with the couple looking joyful and radiant.
The Sun (2012)
It is better for the bees and it is a joyful thing to look at.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Running can be a joyful experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Working with him in many fields was enlightening, joyful and always full of fun.
Chris Gidney CELEBRATING SECOMBE: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2002)
First and foremost, the sheer numbers do make for a joyful noise.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Emotional, joyful and full of heart?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Waking up with them was the most joyful experience, like giving birth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The feeling was that the picture conveyed a joyful and momentous moment in their lives in a way that was arresting and memorable.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It seems that we don't always notice the joyful moments we experience.
Claudia Hammond EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings (2005)
It's given a lot of joyful moments.
The Sun (2014)
The memories are joyful, painful, full of life and love.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
joyful

British English: joyful ADJECTIVE
Something that is joyful causes happiness and pleasure.
Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful.
  • American English: joyful
  • Brazilian Portuguese: alegre
  • Chinese: 令人喜悦的
  • European Spanish: alegre
  • French: joyeux
  • German: freudig
  • Italian: gioioso
  • Japanese: 喜ばしい
  • Korean: 기쁜
  • European Portuguese: alegre
  • Latin American Spanish: feliz

1 (adjective) 
Definition
feeling or bringing great joy
There is nothing more joyful than playing music.
Synonyms
pleasing
a pleasing view
satisfying
I find wood carving satisfying.
engaging
She was a most engaging child.
charming
I found her a delightful and charming young woman.
delightful
The most delightful garden I had ever seen.
enjoyable
the most enjoyable part of the holiday
gratifying
agreeable
more agreeable and better paid occupations
pleasurable
the most pleasurable experience of the evening
2 (adjective) 
Definition
feeling or bringing great joy
We're a very joyful people.
Synonyms
delighted
He was delighted with the public response.
happy
I'm just happy to be back running.
satisfied
our satisfied customers
glad
I'm glad I decided to go after all.
jolly
She was a jolly, kindhearted woman.
merry
He was much loved for his merry nature.
gratified
pleased
They're pleased to be going home.
jubilant
I was jubilant after making an impressive comeback.
elated
I was elated by my success.
over the moon (informal)
We were both over the moon to hear the news.
jovial
Father Whittaker appeared to be in a jovial mood.
rapt
He played to a rapt audience.
enraptured
on cloud nine (informal)
cock-a-hoop (old-fashioned)
floating on air
light-hearted
They were light-hearted and prepared to enjoy life.
jocund
gladsome (archaic)
blithesome
stoked (informal)
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Synonyms of 'joyful'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of elated
Definition
extremely happy and excited
I was elated by my success.
Synonyms
joyful,
excited,
delighted,
proud,
cheered,
thrilled,
elevated,
animated,
roused,
exhilarated,
ecstatic,
jubilant,
joyous,
over the moon (informal),
overjoyed,
blissful,
euphoric,
rapt,
gleeful,
sent,
puffed up,
exultant,
in high spirits,
on cloud nine (informal),
cock-a-hoop (old-fashioned),
blissed out,
in seventh heaven,
floating or walking on air,
stoked (informal)
in the sense of engaging
Definition
pleasant and charming
She was a most engaging child.
Synonyms
charming,
interesting,
pleasing,
appealing,
attractive,
lovely,
fascinating,
entertaining,
winning,
pleasant,
fetching (informal),
delightful,
cute,
enchanting,
captivating,
agreeable,
lovable,
winsome,
cutesy (informal),
likable or likeable
in the sense of enjoyable
the most enjoyable part of the holiday
Synonyms
pleasurable,
good,
great,
fine,
pleasing,
nice,
satisfying,
lovely,
entertaining,
pleasant,
amusing,
delicious,
delightful,
gratifying,
agreeable,
delectable,
to your liking
in the sense of glad
Definition
happy and pleased
I'm glad I decided to go after all.
Synonyms
happy,
pleased,
delighted,
contented,
cheerful,
gratified,
joyful,
overjoyed,
chuffed (slang),
gleeful,
blithesome (literary)
in the sense of happy
Definition
feeling or expressing joy
I'm just happy to be back running.
Synonyms
pleased,
delighted,
content,
contented,
thrilled,
glad,
blessed,
blest,
sunny,
cheerful,
jolly,
merry,
ecstatic,
gratified,
jubilant,
joyous,
joyful,
elated,
over the moon (informal),
overjoyed,
blissful,
rapt,
blithe,
on cloud nine (informal),
cock-a-hoop (old-fashioned),
walking on air (informal),
floating on air,
stoked (informal)
in the sense of jolly
Definition
involving a lot of fun
She was a jolly, kindhearted woman.
Synonyms
happy,
bright,
funny,
lively,
hopeful,
sunny,
cheerful,
merry,
vibrant,
hilarious,
festive,
upbeat,
bubbly,
gay (old-fashioned),
airy,
playful,
exuberant,
jubilant,
cheery,
good-humoured,
joyous,
joyful,
carefree,
breezy,
genial,
ebullient (old-fashioned),
chirpy (informal),
sprightly,
jovial,
convivial,
effervescent,
frolicsome (old-fashioned),
ludic (literary),
mirthful,
sportive,
light-hearted,
jocund (old-fashioned),
gladsome (archaic),
blithesome (archaic)
in the sense of jovial
Definition
happy and cheerful
Father Whittaker appeared to be in a jovial mood.
Synonyms
cheerful,
happy,
jolly,
animated,
glad (archaic),
merry,
hilarious,
buoyant,
airy,
jubilant,
cheery,
cordial,
convivial,
blithe,
gay (old-fashioned),
mirthful,
jocund (old-fashioned),
jocose (old-fashioned)
in the sense of jubilant
Definition
feeling great joy
I was jubilant after making an impressive comeback.
Synonyms
overjoyed,
excited,
thrilled,
glad,
triumphant,
rejoicing,
exuberant,
joyous,
elated,
over the moon (informal),
euphoric,
triumphal,
enraptured,
exultant,
cock-a-hoop (old-fashioned),
rhapsodic,
stoked (informal)
in the sense of light-hearted
Definition
cheerful or carefree in mood or disposition
They were light-hearted and prepared to enjoy life.
Synonyms
carefree,
happy,
bright,
glad,
sunny,
cheerful,
jolly,
merry,
upbeat (informal),
playful,
joyous,
joyful,
genial,
chirpy (informal),
jovial,
untroubled,
gleeful,
happy-go-lucky,
gay (old-fashioned),
effervescent,
blithe,
insouciant,
frolicsome,
ludic (literary),
jocund,
blithesome (literary)
in the sense of merry
Definition
cheerful and jolly
He was much loved for his merry nature.
Synonyms
cheerful,
happy,
upbeat (informal),
carefree,
glad,
jolly,
festive,
joyous,
joyful,
genial,
fun-loving,
chirpy (informal),
vivacious,
rollicking (archaic),
convivial,
gleeful,
blithe (archaic),
frolicsome (archaic),
mirthful (archaic),
sportive (archaic),
light-hearted,
jocund (archaic),
gay (old-fashioned),
blithesome (archaic)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of over the moon
Definition
extremely happy
We were both over the moon to hear the news.
Synonyms
ecstatic,
transported,
delighted,
thrilled,
jubilant,
elated,
overjoyed,
delirious,
euphoric,
on top of the world (informal),
exultant,
enraptured,
jumping for joy,
on cloud nine,
cock-a-hoop,
in raptures,
tickled pink (informal),
walking on air,
in seventh heaven,
as pleased as Punch,
beside yourself with joy,
stoked (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of pleased
They're pleased to be going home.
Synonyms
happy,
delighted,
contented,
satisfied,
thrilled,
glad,
tickled,
gratified,
over the moon (informal),
chuffed (British, slang),
euphoric,
rapt,
in high spirits,
tickled pink (informal),
pleased as punch (informal)
in the sense of pleasurable
Definition
enjoyable or agreeable
the most pleasurable experience of the evening
Synonyms
enjoyable,
pleasant,
diverting,
good,
nice,
welcome,
fun,
lovely,
entertaining,
delightful,
gratifying,
agreeable,
congenial
in the sense of rapt
Definition
arising from or showing rapture
He played to a rapt audience.
Synonyms
rapturous,
enchanted,
captivated,
bewitched,
sent,
transported,
delighted,
charmed,
ecstatic,
blissful,
ravished,
enraptured,
blissed out
in the sense of satisfied
our satisfied customers
Synonyms
contented,
happy,
content,
fulfilled,
appeased,
gratified,
pacified,
pleased
in the sense of satisfying
I find wood carving satisfying.
Synonyms
satisfactory,
pleasing,
enjoyable,
gratifying,
pleasurable,
cheering
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