Definitions for joyous
ˈdʒɔɪ əsjoy·ous

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. joyous(adj)

   full of or characterized by joy

   "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"

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1. joyous(Adjective)

   Full of joy; happy.

   Etymology: joieus, from joie + -eus

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Joyous(adj)

   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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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of joyous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of joyous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of joyous in a Sentence

1. Thomas Mann:

   This was love at first sight, love everlasting a feeling unknown, unhoped for, unexpected--in so far as it could be a matter of conscious awareness it took entire possession of him, and he understood, with joyous amazement, that this was for life.

2. Tomi Galin:

   We know the birth of the new year baby is a joyous and exciting event, but protecting patient safety and privacy is our most important responsibility.

3. Jennifer Aniston:

   ... I hear the ocean, I see the ocean, I hear laughter, I see kids running, I hear ice in a glass, I smell food being cooked, thats the joyous snapshot in my head.

4. M Aurelius:

   Consider, and you will find that almost all the transactions of the time of Vespasian differed little from those of the present day. You there find marrying and giving in marriage, educating children, sickness, death, war, joyous holidays, traffic, agriculture, flatterers, insolent pride, suspicions, laying of plots, longing for the death of others, newsmongers, lovers, misers, men canvassing for consulship?yet all these passed away, and are nowhere.

5. Ernest Bai Koroma:

   This is the festive season where Sierra Leoneans often celebrate with families in a flamboyant and joyous manner but all must be reminded that our country is at war with a vicious enemy.

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