2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Joyous \Joy"ous\, a. [OE. joyous, joious, joios, F. joyeux.See {Joy}.] Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. [1913 Webster] Is this your joyous city? --Is. xxiii. 7. [1913 Webster] They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] And joyous of our conquest early won. --Dryden. Syn: Merry; lively; blithe; gleeful; gay; glad; mirthful; sportive; festive; joyful; happy; blissful; charming; delightful. -- {Joy"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: joyously adv : in a joyous and gleeful manner; "the old man had greeted her gleefully" [syn: {gleefully}, {joyfully}] [ant: {joylessly}]
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