overjoyed

overjoyed
adjective Date: 1594 feeling great joy

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  • overjoyed — [adj] extremely happy charmed, delighted, deliriously happy, elated, euphoric, happy as a clam*, happy as a lark*, joyful, jubilant, on cloud nine*, only too happy*, over the moon*, rapturous, ravished, thrilled, tickled pink*, transported;… …   New thesaurus

  • overjoyed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely happy …   English terms dictionary

  • overjoyed — o|ver|joyed [ˌəuvəˈdʒɔıd US ˌouvər ] adj [not before noun] extremely pleased or happy overjoyed to hear/find/see etc sth ▪ He was overjoyed to see his mother again. overjoyed at ▪ She wasn t exactly overjoyed at the prospect of looking after two… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Overjoyed — This article is about the song by Jars of Clay. For the song by Stevie Wonder, see Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder song). Overjoyed Single by Jars of Clay …   Wikipedia

  • overjoyed — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ not exactly ▪ She was not exactly overjoyed to see us again …   Collocations dictionary

  • overjoyed — adj. overjoyed to + inf. (we were overjoyed to learn of the good news) * * * [ˌəʊvə dʒɔɪd] overjoyed to + inf. (we were overjoyed to learn of the good news) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • overjoyed — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ʤɔ͟ɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ to inf, ADJ at n If you are overjoyed, you are extremely pleased about something. Shelley was overjoyed to see me... He was overjoyed at his son s return. Syn: delighted …   English dictionary

  • overjoyed — adjective (not before noun) extremely pleased or happy: overjoyed to hear/find/see sth: We were overjoyed to hear that they were safe. (+ at): Richard was overjoyed at the prospect of becoming a father …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • overjoyed — adjective we re just overjoyed to be grandparents Syn: ecstatic, euphoric, thrilled, elated, delighted, on cloud nine, in seventh heaven, jubilant, rapturous, jumping for joy, delirious, blissful, in raptures, as pleased as punch; informal over… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder song) — Overjoyed Single by Stevie Wonder from the album In Square Circle …   Wikipedia

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