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- 1 English
  
  1.1 Etymology
  
  1.2 Pronunciation
  
  1.3 Adjective
  
  1.3.1 Derived terms
  
  1.3.2 Related terms
  
  1.3.3 Translations

joyous definition

Overview

Define the English word joyous below. Joyous is an adjective. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .

English

Etymology

From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔɪəs/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɔɪəs

Adjective

joyous (comparative more joyous, superlative most joyous)

Full of joy; happy.
Synonyms: blissome, blissy, blithe, gladsome
- 2018 July 7, Phil McNulty, “Sweden 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:
  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

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Translations

full of joy; happy

Basque: alai
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高高興興 (zh), 高高兴兴 (zh) (gāogāoxìngxìng), 高兴 (zh) (gāoxìng), 喜悅 (zh) (xǐyuè), 快樂 (zh) (kuàilè), 喜躍 (zh) (xǐyuè), 歡喜 (zh) (huānxǐ)
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)
German: freudig (de)
Hungarian: boldog (hu), vidám (hu), jókedvű (hu), örömteli (hu)
Latin: gaudibundus
Maori: matakuikui, hihiko, kamakama
Old English: wynfæst
Romanian: vesel (ro), voios (ro), jovial (ro)
Russian: радостный (ru) (radostnyj)

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