Synset

full of or characterized by joy
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

sample sentences

"felt a joyous abandon"
"joyous laughter"

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also see

elated happy joyful

similar to

ecstatic, enraptured, rapturous, rapt, rhapsodic gleeful, elated, joyful, jubilant festive, gay, merry, festal merry, gay, jolly, jovial, jocund, mirthful