joyfully
10
1.1
- adverb
- /ˈdʒɔɪfəli/
- They joyfully celebrated their team’s victory, cheering and singing together.
- joyfully together
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Examples
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The dog whirled about and ran headlong at Annie, who embraced him as he joyfully licked her face.
Fiction book (1995) -
They were joyfully welcomed everywhere.
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In the beginning, she was still able to sing, however, which she did joyfully.
Fiction book (1999) -
I plan on living joyfully and happily for the rest of my life, a free man.
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We are at our most American, and American at America's best, when we joyfully welcome all of them.
Academic text (2016) -
The church joyfully welcomes those who will be received into the Order of Catechumens.
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Scrooge spends the rest of the day spreading Christmas cheer and joyfully sharing his wealth.
Fiction book (2001) -
Time spent in prayer, no matter how reverent one's demeanor, was to be joyfully savored.
Academic text (1990) -
The winning contestant joyfully strode among the applauding audience to display this large symbol of manliness.
Academic text (1996) -
Noticing my clean, white clothes, he waved to me and exclaimed joyfully, 'Urbi et orbi.'
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
312
1.0
Do something in a cheerful way
36
3.5
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
34
1.0
In a cheerful, lively way that shows happiness
29
1.0
In a happy, friendly way that shows you want to help
27
3.4
In a strong, happy, and sincere way
20
1.0
In a happy, eager way that shows strong interest
17
3.0
With great joy and excitement
17
3.6
In a very happy way without noticing problems
12
4.1
With pride and happiness after a success
4
3.0
In a way that shows great happiness and excitement
3
2.5
In a happy, friendly way
2
6.0
In a very happy and excited way
2
2.5
With the mouth turned up in a friendly way
2
2.9
In a very happy way that shows pleasure
1
5.1
In a lively, excited way
1
5.3
In a way that shows great joy and excitement
1
7.4
Showing great pleasure and excitement
1
7.0
In a way that shows great joy after success
1
7.7
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
1
7.0
In a happy, lively way that shows joy
1
6.0
In a way that shows very strong happiness and excitement
1
4.7
In a very happy and excited way
1
6.3
In a happy, laughing way
1
8.7
In a way that shows great joy after a win
1
4.2
A person smiles in a bright, happy way
Very excited and happy in an obvious way
Antonyms
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word joyfully comes from the simple noun joy, which means 'great happiness', plus the parts -ful meaning 'full of' and -ly meaning 'in a way that'. So, joyfully means doing something 'in a way that is full of joy', showing great happiness.