a. | 1. | Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. |
Adj. | 1. | joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon" Antonyms: joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings" |
2. | joyous - full of or suggesting exultant happiness; "a joyful heart"; "a joyful occasion"; "the joyous news"; "joyous laughter" Synonyms: joyful |