joyful

About 2.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Feeling or causing joy.

   The children were joyful on the first day of summer break.

Similar words

joyous gleeful elated jubilant overjoyed happy beatific rejoicing cheerful cheery

Often followed by

and news in noise sound tidings to occasion surprise

Word family

joyfuller joyfullest joyfully joyfulness joyfulnesses