joyful

adjective

/ˈdʒɔɪfl/

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very happy; causing people to be happy
- She gave a joyful laugh.
- It was a joyful reunion of all the family.
Synonyms happy
happy
- satisfied
- content
- contented
- joyful
- blissful
These words all describe feeling, showing or giving pleasure.
- happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it:
  a happy marriage/memory/childhood
  I said I’d go, just to keep him happy.
- satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this:
  She’s never satisfied with what she’s got.
  a satisfied smile
- content [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have:
  I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun.
- contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this:
  a contented baby
  a long contented sigh
content or contented?Being contented depends more on having a comfortable life; being content can depend more on your attitude to your life: you can learn to be content with something by changing your attitude to it. People or animals can be contented but only people can be content.
- joyful (rather formal) very happy; making people very happy
- blissful making people very happy; showing this happiness:
  three blissful weeks away
joyful or blissful?Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful.Patterns
- happy/satisfied/content/contented with something
- a happy/satisfied/contented/blissful smile
- a happy/joyful occasion/celebration
- to feel happy/satisfied/content/contented/joyful
- very/perfectly/quite happy/satisfied/content/contented
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Joyful is used with these nouns:
reunion
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单词	joyful
释义	joyful adjective /ˈdʒɔɪfl/ /ˈdʒɔɪfl/ jump to other results very happy; causing people to be happy She gave a joyful laugh. It was a joyful reunion of all the family. Synonyms happyhappy satisfied content contented joyful blissful These words all describe feeling, showing or giving pleasure. happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it: a happy marriage/memory/childhood I said I’d go, just to keep him happy. satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this: She’s never satisfied with what she’s got. a satisfied smile content [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have: I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun. contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this: a contented baby a long contented sigh content or contented?Being contented depends more on having a comfortable life; being content can depend more on your attitude to your life: you can learn to be content with something by changing your attitude to it. People or animals can be contented but only people can be content. joyful (rather formal) very happy; making people very happy blissful making people very happy; showing this happiness: three blissful weeks away joyful or blissful?Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful.Patterns happy/satisfied/content/contented with something a happy/satisfied/contented/blissful smile a happy/joyful occasion/celebration to feel happy/satisfied/content/contented/joyful very/perfectly/quite happy/satisfied/content/contented Topics Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations DictionaryJoyful is used with these nouns: reunion See full entry
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