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Meanings of joyful in inglês

Full of high-spirited delight.

Full of or producing joy.

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Antônimos
Examples for "sorrowful"
Examples for "sorrowful"
1
A pity this: it is a good word for ashamed; sad, sorrowful.
The Irish Times
2
Young Mr. Evans's whole manner says he is sorrowful but not surprised.
Black house
3
She was too weary in body and sorrowful in mind to sleep.
Woman's Trials; Or, Tales and Sketches from the Life around Us
4
The palm heard the sorrowful rustling in its leaves grow still stronger.
Christmas in Legend and Story: A Book for Boys and Girls
5
The princess royal alone was silent; her heart was heavy and sorrowful.
Frederick the Great and His Court
Usage of joyful in inglês
1
The week passed without incident, a new and joyful experience for me.
Extracurricular activities
2
It was a joyful meeting at the island-fortress in the blue Mediterranean.
Wilton School; or, Harry Campbell's Revenge
3
Trixie was innocent and joyful, but also at times enigmatic and solemn.
A big little life
4
Yet there are aspects of the performance that feel joyful and unrestrained.
The Guardian
5
Yes, we're now well and truly into the joyful spirit of Christmas.
The Irish Times
6
And so Cornelia passed the morning in a mood of joyful discontent.
A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Tim...
7
The fields and all things that are in them shall be joyful.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
8
Today was Pesach, a joyful celebration, a day of liberation and redemption.
Melnitz
9
But I have the joyful too; Now he have the right understand'.
Mr. Bamboo and the Honorable Little God / A Christmas Story
10
The courier had entered to give to the queen the joyful news.
Frederick the Great and His Family: A Historical Novel
11
People who needed a joyful thing after a hard run of tragedies.
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1
12
But in that joyful moment the delicate situation could not be forgotten.
Deerfoot in The Mountains
13
His music contains no Dostoyevskian chaos; rather, a lean and joyful vitality.
The Irish Times
14
Lessons and work over, the day began for me in joyful earnest.
When Grandmamma Was New: The Story of a Virginia Childhood
15
There is something nobler than reluctant obedience; and that is joyful obedience.
Joy and Power: Three Messages with One Meaning
16
Accept my galleys with a joyful heart, and bend your oars westward.
A Dance with Dragons
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Joyful through the time
Joyful across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common