joyful

[US]/ˈdʒɔɪfl/
[UK]/ˈdʒɔɪfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. full of happiness and delight; feeling or causing joy.

Example Sentences

The Spring Festival is a joyful occasion.

a joyful state of affairs;

the dog was volleying joyful barks.

She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.

His good mood fit in with the joyful occasion.

They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.

I lost no time in sending the joyful news to my parents at home.

The last of the sun disappears.The panpipe in the distance begins to play, flutelike and joyful, getting farther and farther away.

Real-world Examples

It is the most joyful I think I've ever watched.

Source: CRI Online October 2019 Collection

Gratitude produced some... produced the most purely joyful moments that have been known to man.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

Joyful productivity prevents you from being the lazy grasshopper or the slavish businessman.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

We have a joyful day for us Iraqis.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2015

They feel joyful. They feel transcendent, they feel empowered.

Source: 6 Minute English

The children and grandparents had a joyful reunion.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

My joyful song you will hear again.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 2

She was joyful with the result.

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

All were welcomed with joyful cries.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Yeah. A bit more giggly, a bit more joyful.

Source: The Evolution of English Vocabulary

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