joyful

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Etymology
  - 1.2.1 Pronunciation
  - 1.2.2 Adjective
    - 1.2.2.1 Translations
    - 1.2.2.2 Related terms

English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

joyfull

Etymology [edit]

From joy +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation [edit]

enPR: joi'fəl, IPA: /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/, X-SAMPA: /"dZOIf@l/
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Adjective [edit]

joyful (comparative joyfuller or more joyful, superlative joyfullest or most joyful)

Feeling or causing joy.

Translations [edit]

feeling or causing joy

Arabic: سعيد (ar) (saʿīd), مفرح (ar) (múfriḥ)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 快樂 (cmn), 快乐 (cmn) (kuàilè)
Finnish: iloinen (fi)
French: allègre (fr)
German: freudig (de), erfreulich (de), erfreut (de)

Ido: joyoza (io)
Japanese: 嬉しい (ja) (うれしい, ureshii)
Jèrriais: jouaiyeux
Latvian: dzīvespriecīgs (lv), jautrs (lv)
Polish: radosny (pl)
Russian: радостный (ru) (rádostnyj) , весёлый (ru) (vesjólyj)
Spanish: alegre (es), gozoso (es)

Related terms [edit]

joyfully (adverb)
joyfulness (noun)

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