joyousness
joyousness noun: the state of being joyous.
Noun
joyousness (countable and uncountable, plural joyousnesses)
- The state of being joyous.
- The bright sun, the sweet free air, brought their own joyousness with them; all nature seemed too glad for sorrow.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 319
- Synonyms:
- joy, joyfulness, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, delight, delightedness
Synonyms of joyousness
- joy
- joyfulness
- blitheness
- blithesomeness
- cheerfulness
- cheeriness
- contentness
- contentedness
- delight
- delightedness
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Forms of joyousness
| plural | joyousnesses |
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Origin of joyousness
From joyous + -ness.
Questions about joyousness
- What does joyousness mean?
- Joyousness means the state of being joyous.
- What part of speech is joyousness?
- Joyousness is a noun.
- What is the plural of joyousness?
- The plural of joyousness is joyousnesses.
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