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
  • Jackson 5 Christmas Album with the Jackson 5 (1970) No other holiday album has ever given voice to a child’s joy on Christmas morning quite like Jackson 5 Christmas Album.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The joy con covers appear to be able to connect to the controllers magnetically when removed from the Switch 2′s main tablet when propping the console up on its stand or docking it to play via a home TV.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of joy
Noun
  • Cadiz Bay Travelers can spike their happiness when visiting this ancient Spanish port city by enjoying the many parks, beaches and abundance of sunshine. 5.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
  • That’s about as high as the happiness goes, however.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • Under your leadership, New York was a pleasure to live in!
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Its large and vibrant display makes your daily scrolling and streaming a pleasure, and that stylus is a fun bonus for doodling or quick notes.
    Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of pleasure
Noun
  • This was such a pleasure and it's been a true delight talking with both of you.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Despite whatever horrors her past may hold, according to her caretakers, Snow White is a delight to be around.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of delight
Noun
  • In Islamic tradition, the father of a newborn is expected to recite the adhan, or call to prayer, in his child’s right ear, so that the first sounds the baby hears upon entering this world are exaltations of God’s supremacy, setting them on a path of grace and virtue.
    Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of exaltation
Noun
  • Hailey Bieber just gave fans a little dose of baby bliss to start the new year.
    Maggie Ekberg, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Boss battles are pure, chaotic, bullet hell bliss that maintain just the right level of challenge, and the dungeons leading to them are a blast to navigate through.
    Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 27 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
  • Sip this citrusy creation and let the ground cardamom and cinnamon add just the right touch of enchantment.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This sumptuous adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s internationally renowned novel of love, longing, and culinary enchantment during the Mexican Revolution feels grander and more emotional—but also more thoughtfully engaged with the politics of its era—than the great 1992 film version.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of enchantment
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