Definition of JOYOUS

joyous

Meanings

Adjective

  • full of or characterized by joy
    • "felt a joyous abandon"
    • "joyous laughter"

Adj

  • Full of joy; happy.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.

Synonyms

air-headed, berserk, blissed out, blissful, blissome, blissy, blithe, blithesome, bonnie, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheerly, cheery, chuffed, cock-a-hoop, content, contented, convivial, delighted, ebullient, ecstatic, elated, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant, fat and happy, filled with happiness, gassed, gay, gayful, giddy, glad, gladsome, gleeful, gleesome, greatly pleased, happy, happy as a clam, happy as a clam at high water, happy as a lark, happy as a pig in mud, happy as a pig in shit, happy as a prince, happy as Larry, happy as the day is long, hearty, high on life, jovial, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, merry, merry as a cricket, merry as a grig, mirthsome, on cloud nine, orgasmic, over the moon, overjoyed, overjoyous, pacific, perky, placated, pleased, satisfied, thrilled, tickled pink, triumphant, vivacious, walking on air, wealful

Antonyms

joyless

Scrabble Score: 16

joyous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
joyous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
joyous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

joyous is a valid Words With Friends word