joyousnessn.
/ˈdʒɔɪəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈdʒɔɪəsnəs/ The state or quality of being joyous.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [noun]
merrinesseOE
gladnessc900
mirtheOE
playeOE
dreamOE
gladshipc975
lissOE
willOE
hightOE
blithenessc1000
gladc1000
winOE
blissc1175
delices?c1225
delight?c1225
joy?c1225
comfortc1230
listc1275
gladhead1303
daintyc1325
fainnessc1340
lightnessa1350
delectationc1384
delightingc1390
comfortationa1400
fainheada1400
blithec1400
fainc1400
delicacyc1405
gladsomeness1413
reveriea1425
joyousitiea1450
joyfulnessc1485
jucundity1536
joyousness1549
joc1560
delightfulness1565
jouissance1579
joyance1590
levitya1631
revelling1826
chuckle1837
joyancy1849
a song in one's heart1862
delightsomeness1866
1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. James iv. f. xxxviiv Let outragious ioyousnes be chaunged in to holsome sadnes.
1819 C. Lamb in Examiner 14 Feb. 109/1 She was all joyousness and innocence.
1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. viii. 166 In his work..life is toned to a religious joyousness.
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