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joylike

joylike adjective: similar to or resembling joy.

Adjective

joylike (comparative more joylike, superlative most joylike)

  1. Similar to or resembling joy.
    • There heav'n's glimpse, with lightning's scorch alarms, His heart portending beats with blighting storms; If revels e'er produce a joylike dream, 'Tis like the foam upon th' impetuous stream,Seen but to vanish in the grasping river, The memory saved,—the rest is lost for ever!1854, Daniel Cronin, Poems - Page 9

Forms of joylike

comparativemore joylike
superlativemost joylike

Origin of joylike

From joy + -like.

Questions about joylike

What does joylike mean?
Joylike means similar to or resembling joy.
What part of speech is joylike?
Joylike is an adjective.

Words near joylike in the dictionary

  1. joykillers
  2. joyless
  3. joylessly
  4. joylessness
  5. joylessnesses
  6. joylike
  7. joyment
  8. joyn
  9. joynd
  10. joyne
  11. joyned

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