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Joyful

adjective/dʒˈɔɪfəl/
Definition
full of or producing joy
full of high-spirited delight
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dʒˈɔɪfəl/
🇬🇧British English
/dʒˈɔɪfəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dʒˈɔɪfəl/
2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɔɪfəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivefull of or producing joy
“make a joyful noise”
adjectivefull of high-spirited delight
“a joyful heart”
Word Forms
joyfulnessnounthe emotion of great happiness
gleefulnessnoungreat merriment
jubilancynouna feeling of extreme joy
jubilateverbto express great joy
jubilancenouna feeling of extreme joy
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
froh
voller Freude oder Freude erzeugend
🇫🇷French
joyeux
plein de ou produisant de la joie
🇪🇸Spanish
alegre
lleno de o produciendo alegría
🇮🇹Italian
gioioso
pieno o producente gioia
🇳🇱Dutch
vrolijk
vol van of vreugde voortbrengend
🇵🇹Portuguese
alegre
cheio ou produzindo alegria
🇷🇺Russian
радостный
полный или доставляющий радость
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हर्षित
आनंद से परिपूर्ण या उत्पन्न करने वाला
🇧🇩Bengali
আনন্দদায়ক
পরিপূর্ণ বা আনন্দ উত্পাদন
🇮🇳Tamil
மகிழ்ச்சியான
மகிழ்ச்சி நிறைந்த அல்லது உற்பத்தி செய்யும்
🇮🇳Telugu
సంతోషకరమైన
ఆనందంతో నిండి ఉంది లేదా ఉత్పత్తి చేస్తుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
आनंदी
पूर्ण किंवा आनंद निर्माण करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
આનંદકારક
આનંદથી ભરેલું અથવા ઉત્પન્ન કરવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂತೋಷದಾಯಕ
ಸಂತೋಷದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സന്തോഷകരമായ
സന്തോഷം നിറഞ്ഞതോ ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਨੰਦਮਈ
ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
خوش کن
خوشی سے بھرا ہوا یا پیدا کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
快乐
充满或产生快乐
🇯🇵Japanese
楽しい
喜びに満ちている、または喜びを生み出す
🇰🇷Korean
즐거운
기쁨으로 가득 차 있거나 기쁨을 만들어내는
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hân hoan
tràn đầy hoặc tạo ra niềm vui
🇹🇭Thai
สนุกสนาน
เต็มไปด้วยหรือทำให้เกิดความสุข
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyenangkan
penuh atau menghasilkan kegembiraan
🇵🇭Filipino
masayahin
puno ng o nagbubunga ng kagalakan
🇲🇾Malay
menggembirakan
penuh atau menghasilkan kegembiraan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بهيجة
مليئة أو تنتج الفرح
🇮🇷Persian
شادی آور
پر از شادی یا ایجاد شادی
🇹🇷Turkish
neşe dolu
neşe dolu veya neşe üreten
🇮🇱Hebrew
שַׂמֵחַ
מלא או מייצר שמחה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'joyful'?
The primary meaning of 'joyful' is 'full of or producing joy'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'joyful' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'joyful' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'joyful' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'joyful' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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