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Thesaurus: joyous

Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.

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  1. a. word/glad">Glad; gay; word/merry">merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.
  2. adj. full of or characterized by joy
  3. word/glad">Glad; gay; word/merry">merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. Is this your joyous city Is. xxiii. 7. They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. Spenser. And joyous of our conquest early won. Dryden. Syn. -- Merry; lively; blithe; gleeful; gay; glad; mirthful; sportive; festive; joyful; happy; blissful; charming; delightful. -- Joy"ous*ly, adv. -- Joy"ous*ness, n.
  4. word/glad">Glad; gay; word/merry">merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy;with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.Is this your joyous city Is. xxiii. 7.They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. Spenser.And joyous of our conquest early won. Dryden.
  5. j:100 a. full of or characterized by joy