joyous

English

Etymology

Old French joieus, from joie + -eus

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔɪəs/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɔɪəs

Adjective

joyous (comparative more joyous, superlative most joyous)

Full of joy; happy.
- 2018 July 7, Phil McNulty, “Sweden 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport‎:
  Southgate and his England players repeated the scenes from the dramatic penalty shootout win over Colombia as they celebrated in front of joyous supporters at the final whistle - one step closer to history and with expectation levels raised once more as they stand one game away from football's greatest occasion.

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Translations

full of joy; happy

Basque: alai
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高高興興 (zh), 高高兴兴 (zh) (gāogāoxìngxìng)
Czech: radostný (cs) m
Finnish: iloinen (fi), riemukas (fi), onnellinen (fi)
French: joyeux (fr) m,

Galician: ledo (gl) m
Georgian: მხიარული (mxiaruli), სასიხარულო (sasixarulo), ბედნიერი (bednieri)
Hungarian: boldog (hu)
Maori: matakuikui, hihiko, kamakama
Romanian: vesel (ro), voios (ro), jovial (ro)
Russian: радостный (ru) (radostnyj)

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