Need another word that means the same as “joyous”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “joyous” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Joyous” are: joyful, cheerful, happy, jolly, merry, bright, sunny, light-hearted, in good spirits, in high spirits, sparkling, bubbly, effervescent, exuberant, ebullient, breezy, airy, cheery, sprightly, jaunty, smiling, grinning, beaming, laughing, mirthful, radiant
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “joyous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| airy | Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air. Airy gauze curtains. |
| beaming | Cheerful and bright. A beaming smile. |
| breezy | Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes. The text is written in a breezy matter of fact manner. |
| bright | Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing reflecting a sheen or glow. A bright sunlit room. |
| bubbly | Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation. A bright and bubbly personality. |
| cheerful | Causing happiness by its nature or appearance. Her cheerful nature. |
| cheery | Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer. A cheery hello. |
| ebullient | Cheerful and full of energy. Misted and ebullient seas. |
| effervescent | Used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide. His fertile effervescent mind. |
| exuberant | Unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings. Exuberant over the top sculptures. |
| grinning | Smiling broadly. She looked at Mick s grinning face. |
| happy | Well expressed and to the point. I m happy with his performance. |
| in good spirits | Currently fashionable. |
| in high spirits | Directed or bound inward. |
| jaunty | Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner. There was no mistaking that jaunty walk. |
| jolly | Happy and cheerful. The jolly crowd at the reunion. |
| joyful | Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness. Make a joyful noise. |
| laughing | Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness. Laughing children. |
| light-hearted | Carefree and happy and lighthearted. |
| merry | Cheerful and lively. After the third beer he began to feel quite merry. |
| mirthful | Arousing or provoking laughter. A mirthful laugh. |
| radiant | Of an appliance designed to emit radiant energy especially for cooking or heating. Plants convert the radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy. |
| smiling | Smiling with happiness or optimism Lewis Carroll. It s nice to see everyone s smiling faces. |
| sparkling | Shining brightly with flashes of light. Her sparkling blue eyes. |
| sprightly | (especially of an old person) lively; full of energy. A sprightly dance. |
| sunny | Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer. A sunny smile. |
| beatitude | Supreme blessedness. The expression of beatitude the religious sometimes adopt. |
| blessedness | The state of being blessed with divine favour. |
| delighted | Greatly pleased. We were delighted to see her. |
| ecstatic | Involving an experience of mystic self-transcendence. Ecstatic fans filled the stadium. |
| elated | Exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits. The elated winner. |
| enjoy | Derive or receive pleasure from get enjoyment from take pleasure in. The security forces enjoy legal immunity from prosecution. |
| enjoyable | Affording satisfaction or pleasure. They had an enjoyable afternoon. |
| enraptured | Feeling great rapture or delight. |
| euphoria | A feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation. In his euphoria he had become convinced he could defeat them. |
| euphoric | Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness. A euphoric sense of freedom. |
| exultant | Triumphantly happy. He waved to the exultant crowds. |
| felicity | Pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression. Domestic felicity. |
| festal | Offering fun and gaiety. Plum pudding was originally served on festal days as a main course. |
| festive | Offering fun and gaiety. The festive season is fast approaching. |
| glad | Willing and eager (to do something. I m really glad to hear that. |
| gladness | Experiencing joy and pleasure. |
| happy | Eagerly disposed to act or to be of service. Melissa came in looking happy and excited. |
| hilarious | Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter. The meal was noisy and hilarious. |
| jollity | Feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor. A night of riotous jollity. |
| jolly | Encourage (someone) in a friendly way. We had a very jolly time. |
| jovial | Full of or showing high-spirited merriment- Wordsworth. A jovial old gentleman. |
| joviality | A jovial nature. |
| joyful | Full of or producing joy. A joyful occasion. |
| jubilant | Full of high-spirited delight. A large number of jubilant fans ran on to the pitch. |
| merry | Full of or showing high-spirited merriment. Have a merry Christmas. |
| pleased | Proud of one’s achievements, especially excessively so; self-satisfied. He seemed really pleased that she was there. |
| pleasure | An activity that affords enjoyment. Pleasure boats. |
| rapt | Feeling great rapture or delight. He was rapt on high. |
| rapture | (according to some millenarian teaching) transport (a believer) from earth to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ. The tabloids went into raptures about her. |
| rapturous | Characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm. He was greeted with rapturous applause. |
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