- joyousness
- noun see joyous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
joyousness
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joyousness — joyous ► ADJECTIVE chiefly literary ▪ full of happiness and joy. DERIVATIVES joyously adverb joyousness noun … English terms dictionary
Joyousness — Joyous Joy ous, a. [OE. joyous, joious, joios, F. joyeux.See {Joy}.] Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. [1913 Webster] Is this your joyous city? Is. xxiii. 7.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
joyousness — See joyously. * * * … Universalium
joyousness — noun the state of being joyous … Wiktionary
joyousness — n. cheerfulness, joyfulness, mirthfulness, gaiety, gladness … English contemporary dictionary
joyousness — joy·ous·ness … English syllables
joyousness — See: joyous … English dictionary
joyousness — noun the emotion of great happiness • Syn: ↑joy, ↑joyfulness • Ant: ↑sorrow (for: ↑joy) • Derivationally related forms: ↑joyful ( … Useful english dictionary
joyfulness — noun the emotion of great happiness • Syn: ↑joy, ↑joyousness • Ant: ↑sorrow (for: ↑joy) • Derivationally related forms: ↑joyful, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Exhilaration — Ex*hil a*ra tion, n. [L., exhilaratio.] 1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful. [1913 Webster] Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
