Antonyms for joyous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : joi-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɔɪ əs


Definition of joyous

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Anglo-French joyous, Old French joios "happy, cheerful, merry, glad" (12c., Modern French joyeux), from joie (see joy). Related: Joyously; joyousness.
  • adj happy
Example sentences :
  • At this season of the year the vintagers are joyous and negligent.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • With a joyous cry of "J. Elfreda, where, oh, where did you come from?"
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • In such directions, Aggie was the leader, an eager, joyous one always.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Low she crouched, and her call to Lauzanne was but a joyous whisper.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • I would not wish to be unbecomingly attired on so joyous an occasion.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The lady uttered a joyous exclamation, and seized the letter.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • She sang as she went about them, and the words were those of a joyous hymn.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Lucy Ann could have called out to them, in joyous understanding, they looked so free.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • He was a joyous child, as joyous as if no shadow had ever rested on his mother's heart.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • She gave one look, and held out both hands with a joyous cry.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

Synonyms for joyous

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