joyousness

noun

Definition of joyousnessnext
as in joy

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  1. joy
  2. happiness
  3. joyfulness
  4. gladness
  5. pleasure
  6. delight
  7. exaltation
  8. bliss
Noun
  • Tactically, Norway seem to struggle with wide forwards, and direct, skilful players have had joy against them at this World Cup.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Then, through circumstances beyond their control, the joy was gone, and instead they were forced to play in defense of our national pride and honor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of joy
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  • In a way, playing baseball helps bring happiness to those going through tragedy, Rojas said.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The image is powerful — a dog sprinting across green grass, the quintessential picture of canine happiness.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • Beyond the absurdly catchy music and the rom-com story, part of the show’s joyfulness comes from its colorful costumes and beachy aesthetic.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • From beginning to end, there’s a joyfulness and a boyish innocence to IOI’s new iteration of the character, which surprised me.
    — Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of joyfulness
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  • May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Hazel shrugged, but Lilian could see her gladness at being asked.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of gladness
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  • Your 5th House of Creativity and Play glows as Venus forms an effortless trine to Chiron in your sign, encouraging pleasure that supports personal healing.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
  • Days here seem to arrange themselves around simple pleasures.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of pleasure
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  • Unexpectedly, and to the delight of many, Audio Research’s engineers found a single chassis gave better performance than its predecessor, the two-chassis Reference 10.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
  • Just north of town sits Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), your basecamp for outdoor delight.
    — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of delight
Noun
  • The scene of Margaret’s self-confrontation is an extraordinary combination of exaltation and kitsch.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • Her understanding — and exaltation — of womanhood has also been a strength.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
Definition of exaltation
Noun
  • But we were too caught up in the communal bliss to take a poll of random kids.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2026
  • And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2026
Definition of bliss
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