infectious joy
- noun
:
alegría contagiosa
- As the choir sang, their infectious joy spread through the audience, lifting everyone's spirits.
Examples
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The children's infectious joy made everyone at the party smile and laugh along with them.
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"Tia laughed out loud, a peal of infectious joy."
Fiction book (1992) -
Her infectious joy was evident as she danced, making everyone around her want to join in the celebration.
Synonyms
434
1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it
288
2.2
A strong feeling of excitement and interest in something
65
1.2
A feeling of pleasure when something makes you laugh
27
6.7
A feeling of strong, happy energy and excitement
18
5.5
A very happy and excited feeling after a big success
17
5.8
A strong, happy feeling of excitement
11
5.2
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement during a celebration
9
1.0
A feeling of being happy and pleased
6
2.8
Great joy and celebration after good news or success
3
7.9
A strong feeling of great joy often shown by loud shouts
1
8.5
A feeling of cheerful, lively energy that people show
1
2.0
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
1
6.5
A strong feeling of great joy that people show openly
1
3.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
1
4.6
A strong feeling of eager energy you can almost feel
Strong excitement that makes other people feel excited too
A sudden strong burst of joy that people feel or show
A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile
A feeling of great happiness and pleasure
Great happiness and lively celebration with singing and dancing
A very strong feeling of deep happiness
A very large amount of happiness
Antonyms
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'infectious joy' is directly derivable from 'infectious' (spreading easily by influence) + 'joy' (happiness); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it means happiness that spreads to others. This metaphorical use of 'infectious' for emotions is common cross-linguistically and follows transparent compositional patterns, making the expression predictable for learners.
Etymology
Infectious joy uses the word infectious, which comes from the idea of an illness that spreads, and joy meaning happiness. Imagine one person laughing and others start laughing too as if the feeling is 'caught' from them, so that's why it means 'a happiness that spreads to others'.