joyousness
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈdʒɔɪəsnəs/
- Her joyousness was contagious, spreading smiles to everyone around her during the celebration.
Examples
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In an unpublished memorial he wrote of her shortly after her death, ten years later, Darwin talks of "her joyousness and animal spirits," which "radiated from her whole countenance and rendered every movement elastic and full of life and vigor."
Academic text (1995) -
Coyote stories can paradoxically warn of the dangers of breaking the rules and at the same time emphasize the joyousness of freedom.
Academic text (1997) -
It's interesting to me, in watching video clips of him on TV, that he seems to have a lane all his own—a joyousness.
Blog text (11) -
Because I want you to hear with your own two ears what happens next when the man says to his son, who is sitting with him, "Kiddo, you’ve been a wonderful kid. In my whole life, your father has never had anything but absolute joyousness, so goodbye and good luck, and here is a kiss."
Fiction book (1992) -
A realm filled with the relentless crushing quiet of peace, punctuated by the wretched cacophony of joyousness.
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"For a student of race characteristics," the reporter wrote, "nothing could be more striking than to observe the stoic scorn of the Hebrew when he is made a disapproving witness of the happy-go-lucky joyousness of his dusky neighbor."
Academic text (1997) -
The children's faces were filled with joyousness as they opened their presents on Christmas morning.
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The festival was a celebration of life, filled with music, laughter, and a profound sense of joyousness.
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
689
1.0
A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied
173
1.2
A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure
87
3.2
A complete feeling of great happiness and peace
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1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
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6.7
A feeling of strong, happy energy and excitement
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2.1
A feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life
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5.5
A very happy and excited feeling after a big success
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5.8
A strong, happy feeling of excitement
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3.4
A time of happy laughter and fun at a party or celebration
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5.2
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement during a celebration
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1.0
A feeling of being happy and pleased
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2.8
Great joy and celebration after good news or success
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1.0
A happy mood that makes you smile and helps others feel good
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8.5
A feeling of cheerful, lively energy that people show
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3.7
A feeling of complete happiness
1
2.0
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
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9.3
A state of complete happiness and calm
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7.5
A cheerful, lively feeling that people show when they enjoy themselves
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6.5
A strong feeling of great joy that people show openly
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4.4
A feeling of complete happiness and calm
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2.8
A very strong feeling of deep happiness
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8.6
A happy, carefree feeling that makes people cheerful
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3.5
A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile
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9.9
Great happiness and lively celebration with singing and dancing
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8.9
A feeling of great happiness and pleasure
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9.9
A happy, light feeling that makes people smile and laugh
A strong feeling of great joy after success
A feeling of joyful laughter that spreads to others
A warm feeling of happiness and pleasure inside you
Antonyms
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Joyousness comes from the simple word joy ('great happiness') plus the ending -ness (which makes a 'state'), so joyousness means the state of being full of joy.