joyous

joyous

English

Etymology

Old French joieus, from joie + -eus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔɪəs/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪəs

Adjective

joyous (comparative more joyous, superlative most joyous)

1. Full of joy; happy.
   • 2018 July 7, Phil McNulty, “Sweden 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Southgate and his England players repeated the scenes from the dramatic penalty shootout win over Colombia as they celebrated in front of joyous supporters at the final whistle - one step closer to history and with expectation levels raised once more as they stand one game away from football's greatest occasion.

Derived terms

• joyously
• overjoyous

Related terms

• joy
• joyful
• joyfully
• joyfulness

Translations

full of joy; happy

Basque: alai Chinese: Mandarin: 高高興興 (zh), 高高兴兴 (zh) (gāogāoxìngxìng) Czech: radostný (cs) m Finnish: iloinen (fi), riemukas (fi), onnellinen (fi) French: joyeux (fr) m,

Galician: ledo (gl) m Georgian: მხიარული (mxiaruli), სასიხარულო (sasixarulo), ბედნიერი (bednieri) Hungarian: boldog (hu) Maori: matakuikui, hihiko, kamakama Romanian: vesel (ro), voios (ro), jovial (ro) Russian: радостный (ru) (radostnyj)