| a. | 1. | Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; |
| Adj. | 1. | joyful - full of or producing joy; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion" Antonyms: sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13 |
| 2. | joyful - full of high-spirited delight | |
| 3. | joyful - full of or suggesting exultant happiness; "a joyful heart"; "a joyful occasion"; "the joyous news"; "joyous laughter" Synonyms: joyous |