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Joyous

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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Ecstatic 84% connected

Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion; of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance.

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Ecstatic 84% connected

Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion; of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance.

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Elated 84% connected

of Elate

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Elated 84% connected

of Elate

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Enraptured 84% connected

of Enrapture

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Enraptured 84% connected

of Enrapture

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Festal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a holiday or a feast; joyous; festive.

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Festal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a holiday or a feast; joyous; festive.

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Festive 84% connected

Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive.

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Festive 84% connected

Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive.

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Gay 84% connected

Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.

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Gay 84% connected

Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.

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Gleeful 84% connected

Merry; gay; joyous.

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Gleeful 84% connected

Merry; gay; joyous.

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Jocund 84% connected

Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.

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Jocund 84% connected

Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.

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Jolly 84% connected

Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.

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Jolly 84% connected

Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.

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Jovial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.

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Jovial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.

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Joyful 84% connected

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

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Joyful 84% connected

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

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Jubilant 84% connected

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

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Jubilant 84% connected

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

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Merry 84% connected

Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive.

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Merry 84% connected

Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive.

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Mirthful 84% connected

Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.

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Mirthful 84% connected

Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.

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Rapt 84% connected

of Rap

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Rapt 84% connected

of Rap

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Rapturous 84% connected

Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling, expressing, or manifesting rapture; as, rapturous joy, pleasure, or delight; rapturous applause.

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Rapturous 84% connected

Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling, expressing, or manifesting rapture; as, rapturous joy, pleasure, or delight; rapturous applause.

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Rhapsodic 84% connected

Alt. of Rhapsodic

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Rhapsodic 84% connected

Alt. of Rhapsodic

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Derivationally related 2

Joy 74% connected

The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the l…

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Joy 74% connected

The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the l…

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See also 6

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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Joyful 66% connected

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

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Joyful 66% connected

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

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Antonym 2

Joyless 94% connected

Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.

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Joyless 94% connected

Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.

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