joyousness

noun

Definition of joyousnessnext
as in joy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyousness
  1. joy
  2. happiness
  3. pleasure
  4. delight
  5. exaltation
  6. bliss
  7. felicity
  8. enchantment
Noun
  • Watch the video above to see two kids light up at their new fluffy bundle of joy!
    Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Spend time investigating your values, moments of joy, rituals, and needs in order to amplify that personality throughout your home.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of joy
Noun
  • The ability to experience different cultures and lifestyles and enjoy adventure, which boost your happiness and productivity.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Thank you for filling my life with so much love and happiness.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • And perhaps that’s what makes this message from Dr. Daniel Crosby so compelling— these three words matter so much within the context of our personal and financial growth because these aren’t just three nice ideas that give us a momentary sense of pleasure.
    Tim Maurer, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • It’s been a pleasure being a part of Vanderpump Rules and filling your TV screens with our lives over the past decade.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of pleasure
Noun
  • If that's not enough to pique your attention, the late and delightfully eccentric Urban S. Hirsch III who collected this museum full of delights is one of nature's more colorful success stories.
    Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
  • There was plenty of politics in NR, but WFB also stuffed the magazine with articles about music, theater, art, ballet, language — the delights of civilization.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of delight
Noun
  • Philosophical concepts used to address these topics have been implicitly determined by the colonizer through the exaltation of certain thinkers and the obscuring of others.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Nonetheless, his refusal to grant them free voices renders his very exaltation condescending.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of exaltation
Noun
  • Later home felt everywhere, radiant waters, thistles, greenest hilltops dotted with sheep, masses of tulips and geese, wandering William’s intricate paths, pausing at every turn, life stretching ahead, mountains of bliss and searing sorrow for years to come.
    Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • And that's a bliss, especially when the children are still young.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of bliss
Noun
  • So: Is any of this so very different from the absurd, grab-bag felicity of director King's Paddington 2, where we were enchanted watching a teddy bear sing and dance in prison?
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • However, Juneteenth maintains a resolve to protect Black family, freedom, and felicity.
    Danielle Broadway, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
Definition of felicity
Noun
  • Hints and Answers for Game #542 NYT 'Connections' December 3: Hints and Answers for Game #541 'Connections' #544 Hints and Clues for Friday, December 6 Yellow: To keep someone guessing. Green: Casting a magical, but negative, enchantment Blue: Names of toys in a movie starring Woody.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Basically, the book of enchantments is an ancient tome with mysterious origins that is unreadable to almost everyone in Oz.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of enchantment
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