Joyousness Definition & Meaning

Examples of joyous in a Sentence

a mood of joyous anticipation a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve

Recent Examples on the Web The vibe in Avalon, which sees about a million visitors annually, was particularly joyous on Saturday as several hundred locals and day trippers gathered in the cobblestone courtyard in the town’s heart to celebrate LGBTQ people. — Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2022 Tuesday was supposed to be joyous for Giants fans, a day to soak in the realization that spring is around the corner, ballfields in Arizona are in pristine condition and baseball is upon us. — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2022 The Pyramid Club may have been joyous, but the HIV/AIDS crisis cast a gloom over New York’s gay community—ground zero for a pandemic that by 1990 had killed over 120,000 Americans, nearly twice as many as died in the Vietnam War. — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022 The 2021 championships were in-person, and the kids and adults who competed were joyous, but this year, there were more dancers, more teams and more supporters. — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022 For others, the transition to a new country has been more joyous. — Monica Hersher, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2022 With Balún, his instrument was more joyous, often dancing over top their quilts of pan flute, accordion, synth, Puerto Rican cuatro and Angélica Negrón’s gentle coo. — Ryan Reed, SPIN, 28 Mar. 2022 Both songs were prominently featured in the 70-minute show, which was overwhelmingly joyous despite the subtle undercurrents of recrimination and self-doubt. — Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2022 So, yeah spending plenty of time thinking about it, stressing about it, being joyous but also terrified. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2022 See More

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