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- pronunciation:
- joI
 s
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
feeling, expressing, or causing joy; joyful; happy.
The festival is always a joyous occasion.They were joyous at hearing that the war was over.She was joyous about becoming a mother.They are joyous to know that their son is safe.The whole town is joyous that the factory will remain open.- synonyms:
- beatific, blissful, delighted, ecstatic, elated, enraptured, exultant, joyful, jubilant, rapturous
- antonyms:
- depressing, depressing, lugubrious, miserable, sad
- similar words:
- blessed, glad, happy, pleased, satisfied, thrilled, transported
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| related words: |
bright, convivial, delightful, ecstatic, high |
| derivations: |
joyously (adv.), joyousness (n.) |
The word joyous
contains the following part:
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
  More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, atrocious, carnivorous, curious, delicious, enormous, ferocious, generous, gracious, inconspicuous, intravenous, joyous, malicious, poisonous, porous, precious, spacious, unanimous, vicious
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