Word Adjective
joyful
adj.
B1 Intermediate US /ˈdʒɔɪfəɫ/ UK /dʒˈɔɪfəl/ joy·ful
Definition
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.
Examples
“The children had a joyful afternoon at the park.”
“The choir sang a joyful song to celebrate the end of the festival.”
“The reunion was a joyful occasion, marked by laughter and the sharing of stories that had been forgotten over the decades.”
Usage
Commonly used both before a noun and after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'be'.
Etymology
From joy + -ful.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level B1 · Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated