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joyful

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈdʒɔɪfəɫ// UK //dʒˈɔɪfəl// joy·ful

adj. feeling or showing great happiness. You use this to describe people, events, or things that make you feel very glad.

adj. experiencing, causing, or showing great pleasure or delight. Often used to describe a state of being or the atmosphere of a specific occasion.


SIMPLE

The children had a joyful afternoon at the park.

CONTEXTUAL

The choir sang a joyful song to celebrate the end of the festival.

COMPLEX

The reunion was a joyful occasion, marked by laughter and the sharing of stories that had been forgotten over the decades.

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Origin

From joy + -ful.

Usage

Commonly used both before a noun and after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'be'.

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