adjective

joyful

joyful, happy, cheerful

It was a joyful occasion.

It was a joyful occasion.

She has a joyful personality.

She has a joyful personality.

((a/an)) joyful ((noun)) It was a joyful occasion.

Synonyms: happy, cheerful, glad; Antonyms: sad, sorrowful, miserable

From 'joy' + the suffix '-ful' (meaning 'full of'). Literally 'full of joy'.

Picture someone whose face is literally 'full of joy' to remember the meaning.

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