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Joyful

Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful heart.

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Beatific 84% connected

Alt. of Beatifical

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Beatific 84% connected

Alt. of Beatifical

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Joyous 84% connected

Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.

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Joyous 84% connected

Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.

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Happy 66% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

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Happy 66% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

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Joyous 66% connected

Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.

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Joyous 66% connected

Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.

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Elated 92% connected

of Elate

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Gleeful 92% connected

Merry; gay; joyous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Jubilant 92% connected

Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant; exulting.

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Happy 92% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

general 78% interchangeable

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Happy 92% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

shades of happiness 62% interchangeable softer

Strong happiness with emotional warmth.

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Sorrowful 94% connected

Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed.

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Sorrowful 94% connected

Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed.

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Content adjective · 81% connection

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; conten…

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Cheerful adjective · 80% connection

Having or showing good spirits or joy; cheering; cheery; contented; happy; joyful; lively; animated; willing.

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Antanaclasis noun · 78% connection

A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: full, causing, glad, heart.
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Atrium noun · 78% connection

The main part of either auricle of the heart as distinct from the auricular appendix. Also, the whole articular portion of the heart.

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Auricle noun · 78% connection

The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles;…

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Blithe adjective · 78% connection

Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit.

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Cardiac arrest noun · 78% connection

absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…

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Cardiac massage noun · 78% connection

an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: full, causing, glad, heart.
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Cardiac murmur noun · 78% connection

an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves

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Cardiopulmonary arrest noun · 78% connection

absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…

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Choke-full adjective · 78% connection

Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full.

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Defibrillator noun · 78% connection

an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore…

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Diastolic pressure noun · 78% connection

the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with…

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Dicentra noun · 78% connection

A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more sho…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: full, causing, glad, heart.
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Evangel noun · 78% connection

Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the gospel, or a gospel.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: full, causing, glad, heart.
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Evangelist noun · 78% connection

A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines. Specially: (a) A missionary preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a re…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: full, causing, glad, heart.
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Exhilaration noun · 78% connection

The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: full, causing, glad, heart.
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Fain adjective · 78% connection

Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined.

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Fawe adjective · 78% connection

Fain; glad; delighted.

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Full Compar. · 78% connection

Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a…

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