joyful

Pronunciation

• enPR: joi'fəl, IPA ^(key): /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/, SAMPA: /"dZOIf@l/

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Adjective

Positive joyful

Comparative more joyful

Superlative most joyful

1. If someone is joyful, they have a feeling of joy.

   The kids were joyful on Christmas morning because they were going to open presents.

Related words

• joyfully
• joyfulness