Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joyous

/ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: joy-ous
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of joy; happy.

Example Sentences

"I want to go on a mountain top / With a radio and good batteries / To play a joyous tune and / Free the human race / From suffering"
"Southgate and his England players repeated the scenes from the dramatic penalty shootout win over Colombia as they celebrated in front of joyous supporters at the final whistle[…]"

Etymology

From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: joyous, joieus

Inflected Forms

more joyous (comparative) most joyous (superlative)

Derived Forms

joyously joyousness overjoyous unjoyous

Frequently Paired Words

joy joyful joyfully joyfulness

Synonyms

blissome blissy blithe gladsome berserk blissed out buoyant chirpy blithesome bonnie bright cheerful

Questions

How do you pronounce joyous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/.
What does joyous mean?: Full of joy; happy.
Where does joyous come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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