JOYOUSNESS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

joyousness

noun

Definition of joyousness

as in joy

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Noun

This heartachingly lived-in quality runs throughout Unfindable Ring—an eclectic testament to the trials and joys of life as a career outsider.

— Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
Nothing gives me more joy than wandering through a museum full of beautiful things, then sitting down with a hot cocoa.

— Sarah Stiefvater, Flow Space, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of joy

Noun

That pivot represents a rare about-face for a tech giant that has sought to remake the world in its own image, consumer happiness be damned.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
The amateur is freed from the pressures of exhibition and sale, but that might just as easily breed bitterness as happiness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of happiness

Noun

Marcocci believes Valentino’s key brand values, including femininity, strength, grace, joyfulness and craftsmanship, chime with Chinese consumers.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
This strophic song in five verses conveys the journeyman’s joyfulness through a jaunty, tuneful vocal line over a steadily striding piano accompaniment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of joyfulness

Noun

Read something for pleasure, sit somewhere quiet, or take a walk without an errand attached.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Lately new, design-centric hotels and a growing slate of destination restaurants are joining the enduring pleasures to create an era of vibrancy for all travelers to enjoy.

— Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of pleasure

Noun

Regardless, the movie’s litany of fantastical demons, and its anthropomorphic animal heroes, remain an audiovisual delight.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2026
But boy, does the audience shiver with delight watching Ghidorah stomp buildings to rubble while the sound design rattles our seats.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of delight

Noun

Speaking of God, the pedal steel is capable of exaltation, too, the rise and fall of its strings able to emulate a glorious choir or a keening request or spread out like the cosmos itself.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
In traditional astrology, Venus is considered to be in its fall in Virgo — as this sign directly opposes Pisces, Venus’ exaltation — which means its natural qualities are challenged and difficult to express.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Definition of exaltation

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But when mother Fumiko (Asami Usuda) comments that their youngest was complaining about never seeing her father (Takahiro Miura) smile, the cracks beneath this veneer of domestic bliss quickly become apparent.

— James Marsh, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Excitement, plus a scary house As a child of the 1970s, Halloween night was an evening of bliss for me and my friends.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

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