joysome
Syllables: joy·some/ˈdʒɔɪsəm/
joysome adjective: marked by joy; joyful; joyous.
Adjective
joysome (comparative more joysome, superlative most joysome)
- Marked by joy; joyful; joyous.
- Such and thousands more are the joysome architectures of nature in contrast to the hurtsome ones of man, but in the last instance they bring us back to the reality that much can be done by combining the forces of nature and those of man.1972, Nicholas Polunin, The Environmental Future
- But it is a grievous error to see self-sacrificing love in Jesus without remembering that what makes the self-giving of Jesus saving and joysome is the love that restores men to the joy of humanity by the recognition of man by man.1991, Joseph Haroutunian, Jean or Dikran Hadidian, God With Us: A Theology of Transpersonal Life
Examples of joysome in a sentence
- There is yet a fourth color, the color of gold, which is common to Binah and Gevurah in the mystery of the joysome wine which proceeds to Gevurah from Binah.1994, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Ira Robinson, Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah:
- The wind in the pine trees makes a joysome sound.2005, James E. Person, Earl Hamner: From Walton's Mountain to Tomorrow:
- Try to keep the testing time to a joysome minimum so that the people these holes are purportedly being designed for can play, too.2007, Melvin L. Silberman, The Handbook of Experiential Learning:
- Children in bubbling charm / Said "Freedom is joysome / For we play it in a rhythm"!2010, Mavalli G. Ramu, Love of Life:
Forms of joysome
| comparative | more joysome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most joysome |
Origin of joysome
From joy + -some.
Words formed from joysome
Words that rhyme with joysome
Questions about joysome
- What does joysome mean?
- Joysome means marked by joy; joyful; joyous.
- How do you use joysome in a sentence?
- There is yet a fourth color, the color of gold, which is common to Binah and Gevurah in the mystery of the joysome wine which proceeds to Gevurah from Binah.
- What part of speech is joysome?
- Joysome is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce joysome?
- Joysome is pronounced /ˈdʒɔɪsəm/.
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