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单词 joyful
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joyfuladj.

Brit. /ˈdʒɔɪf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
Etymology: < joy n. + -ful suffix. For earlier native synonyms, see blissful adj., blithe adj., n., and adv.
1. Of persons, their feelings, etc.: Full of joy; having and showing a lively sense of pleasure or satisfaction; elated with gladness, delighted. †Formerly const. of.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective]
fainc888
gladlyc1000
golikc1175
gladful?c1225
joyfulc1290
joyousc1315
merryc1380
well begonea1425
frikec1430
rejoiced1533
delightful1534
rejoiceful1538
blitheful1559
gladded1569
blithelike1570
delighted1581
lighted1596
delighting1601
joyed1640
enjoying1651
gladdened1729
glad1799
like (or proud as) a dog with two tails1829
joyant1834
bird-blithe1917
gassed1941
enthralled1944
c1290 S. Eng. Leg. l. 50/112 Ȝeot was heore heorte glad, and Ioyful, þo huy him founde.
c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 288 Were I at yow by-ȝonde þise wawez, I were a Ioyful Iueler.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xcix. [c.] 1 O be ioyfull in God (all ye londes).
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 974 Medea the mayden..Was ioyfull of Iason, aioynit hym to.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) i. i. 50 A ioyfull mother of two goodly sonnes. View more context for this quotation
1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 75 Polimero taking him..for the Admirall, was the joyfullest man in the world.
1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 72 Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life.
1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 87 He passed the night happy and joyful on account of his recovery.
1876 M. M. Grant Sun-maid I. i. 20 Ah, Monsieur, they are all joyful to receive you.
2. Of action, speech, looks, etc.: Expressing or manifesting joy; indicative of gladness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > expressive of joy (of looks or actions)
gladOE
joyousc1315
joyfula1400
gladsomea1420
merrya1425
gratulant1471
cock-a-hoop1826
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 20516 He..saide til ham wiþ ioiful steyuen comis wiþ me.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxiii. 5 When my mouth prayseth the with ioyfull lippes.
1611 Bible (King James) Psalms lxvi. 1 Make a ioyfull noise vnto God, all yee lands. View more context for this quotation
1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 68 Being the first time that a joyfull looke was seene in that Court, sithence the departure of the Princesse.
1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 277 He was received..amidst the joyful acclamations of almost all Italy.
1842 Ld. Tennyson Captain 30 Then the Captain's colour heighten'd, Joyful came his speech.
3. Of things, events, etc.: Fraught with, attended by, or causing joy; gladsome, delightful.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [adjective]
hightlyOE
delitec1225
joyful1297
delightablec1300
delicatea1382
gladsomec1386
gladdingc1394
delightfula1400
deliciousc1400
delectablec1415
delighting?a1425
delitousa1425
ravishingc1430
joyous1475
delightsomec1484
wealthlya1500
delectary?c1500
sunny1565
sunshine1594
delighted1595
heartsome1596
joysome1616
gladdening1729
scrum1877
heartthrob1907
dilly1909
delish1915
zip-a-dee-doo-dah1945
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 786 Nere neuere king ne quene glad wanne hii him seie Ac to þe Ioiuol day hopede wanne he ssolde deie.
c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) ix. 34 He was putt oute of þat ioyfull place.
1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccxxvi. 232 All thynges and wethers fallen to me ioyfull and lykyng and gladsum.
a1592 H. Smith Serm. Luke xix. 6, in Wks. (1867) II. 158 This was the joyfullest news that ever came to Zaccheus's house.
1680 Bp. G. Burnet Some Passages Life Earl of Rochester 143 It was one of the joyfullest things that befe him.
a1808 R. Hurd Serm. Rev. xix. 10, in Wks. (1811) V. 24 Contemplating with grateful admiration so joyful a state of things.
4. O (or oh) be joyful, an alcoholic drink. slang.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of
strong drink?1490
drink1535
whiff1605
tip1612
wet1719
swilla1731
booze1732
slug1756
whitter1786
intoxication1799
O (or oh) be joyful1823
sneezer1823
north-wester1830
drain1836
damp1837
smile1839
snifter1844
liquor1860
rosiner1871
tiddlywink1880
bevvy1889
gargle1889
snort1889
jolt1904
smahan1914
tincture1914
taste1919
piss1925
drinkie1947
smash1959
shant1960
1823 P. Egan Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (rev. ed.) O be joyful, good liquor; brandy. Sea term.
1830 Greensborough (N. Carolina) Patriot 4 Aug. 4/2 They didn't come to, till the old woman and her darter poured some o be joy full down their throates.
1846 L. Crawford Hist. White Mts. iv. 45 I was loaded..with a plenty of what some call..‘O-be-joyful’.
1865 London Jrnl. 8 Apr. 222/3 Like a great many other clever fellows, he was too much addicted to the ‘O be joyful!’
1934 T. S. Eliot Rock ii. 77 Well, boys, what do you say to a pint of Oh be Joyful?
1968 Listener 21 Mar. 369/3 It's a lively scene on this part of the Oldham Road: some very jolly pubs, Dutton's O Be Joyful ales in little bottles.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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