Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joyousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: joy-ous-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being joyous.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The bright sun, the sweet free air, brought their own joyousness with them; all nature seemed too glad for sorrow."

Etymology

Etymology tree English joyous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English joyousness From joyous + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

joyousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

joy joyfulness blitheness blithesomeness cheerfulness cheeriness contentness contentedness delight delightedness elatedness elation

Questions

What does joyousness mean?: The state of being joyous.
Where does joyousness come from?: Etymology tree English joyous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English joyousness From joyous + -ness.

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