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单词 joyful
释义

joyful

adjective

joy·​ful ˈjȯi-fəl How to pronounce joyful (audio)
: experiencing, causing, or showing joy : happy
a joyful crowd
joyful faces
a joyful occasion
joyfully
ˈjȯi-fə-lē How to pronounce joyful (audio)
adverb
joyfulness noun

Synonyms

  • blissful
  • chuffed [British]
  • delighted
  • glad
  • gratified
  • happy
  • joyous
  • pleased
  • satisfied
  • thankful
  • tickled
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Example Sentences

We were joyful at the news. the news of the child's safe return made us all joyful
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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

joyful

adjective

joy·​ful ˈjȯi-fəl How to pronounce joyful (audio)
: feeling, causing, or showing pleasure or happiness
a joyful family reunion

joyful

adjective

as in delighted
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight the news of the child's safe return made us all joyful

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • delighted
  • thankful
  • happy
  • pleased
  • satisfied
  • joyous
  • glad
  • blissful
  • cheerful
  • thrilled
  • gratified
  • tickled
  • ecstatic
  • merry
  • chuffed
  • hopeful
  • lighthearted
  • upbeat
  • jovial
  • cheery
  • smiling
  • gladsome
  • gleeful
  • mirthful
  • jolly
  • buoyant
  • exuberant
  • blithesome
  • jubilant
  • euphoric
  • laughing
  • optimistic
  • rapturous
  • jocund
  • rejoicing
  • elated
  • exultant
  • exhilarated
  • beatific
  • blithe
  • beaming
  • sunny
  • rhapsodic
  • enraptured
  • intoxicated
  • gay
  • entranced
  • rosy
  • rapt
  • rhapsodical
  • sanguine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sad
  • unhappy
  • joyless
  • dissatisfied
  • melancholy
  • unsatisfied
  • displeased
  • sorrowful
  • anguished
  • depressed
  • downcast
  • mournful
  • blue
  • disconsolate
  • forlorn
  • dejected
  • aggrieved
  • abject
  • despondent
  • doleful
  • brokenhearted
  • disheartened
  • plaintive
  • dolorous
  • gloomy
  • miserable
  • dark
  • sorry
  • woeful
  • unpleased
  • glum
  • downhearted
  • lachrymose
  • desolate
  • black
  • dispirited
  • gray
  • grey
  • wretched
  • heartbroken
  • woebegone
  • grieved
  • heartsick
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