joyous

adjective

ˈjȯi-əs How to pronounce joyous (audio)
Definition of joyousnext
as in thankful
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve

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Recent Examples of joyous And yet everything about Wednesday’s ceremony had the air of a joyous celebration. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 The castles burnt out one after another amid the joyous cries of the multitude. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 The mood that summer, much like today’s, was not uniformly joyous. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026 The Joy of a Good Party, or Two A busy week of pitching, listening and enlightening came to a joyous conclusion on Thursday night with the Pride celebration party held at the Canva Creative Cabana on the beach. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for joyous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyous
  1. thankful
  2. delighted
  3. pleased
  4. happy
  5. glad
  6. satisfied
  7. joyful
  8. blissful
Adjective
  • The thankful and polite, yet rowdy Post Malone was preceded onstage Wednesday by first opening artist Carter Faith and part-coheadliner, part-opener Jelly Roll .
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • Each came away thankful for the experience, especially first-timers Baldwin and Iglesias.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of thankful
Adjective
  • So, Galetto was delighted to learn that the first American pope would be speaking live and receiving an award less than two miles from his church, on the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • West said Eisner was particularly delighted with the stage trickery that allowed a child actor to be seen as Chip, a teacup.
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
Definition of delighted
Adjective
  • Our mattress tester was pleased that the packaging was manageable to move up the stairs with the help of her roommate.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
  • The fact that Andrade is quite pleased to make no money at all points to a problem for the vehicle recycling industry — and for society at large.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 July 2026
Definition of pleased
Adjective
  • Kings summer league coach Chris Darnell was happy to see Acuff have some success.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • But Mendieta’s story did not have a happy ending, and this is never mentioned.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of happy
Adjective
  • Not everyone will be glad to see the back of Reeves, said Politico.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 July 2026
  • More likely, Winnipeg just paid the going rate for 24-year-old secondary scorers and will be glad to have done so on an otherwise aging club.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of glad
Adjective
  • That often means keeping their elites satisfied at all costs.
    — José Kaire, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
  • In an increasingly fragmented media environment, many audiences are no longer satisfied with consuming information from a single source.
    — Jeremy Fields, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of satisfied
Adjective
  • The singer leaned all the way into the feel-good and joyful song, dropping pink, white and orange balloons from the ceiling as confetti shot in the air.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
  • We were treated to a commercial-free evening of exciting entertaining, educational, emotional and joyful programming.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of joyful
Adjective
  • The Nautilus’s overwater Solasta Spa also specializes in couples’ treatments, including a range of blissful three-hour Spa Journeys that target issues like stress or immunity.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • This waterproof speaker delivers just the right amount of sound for a blissful night’s sleep.
    — Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
Definition of blissful

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