The meaning of JOYFUL is experiencing, causing, or showing joy : happy. How to use joyful in a sentence.

JOYFUL definition: full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted. See examples of joyful used in a sentence.

Synonyms for JOYFUL: thankful, delighted, happy, pleased, glad, satisfied, joyous, blissful; Antonyms of JOYFUL: sad, unhappy, joyless, dissatisfied, unsatisfied, displeased, melancholy, blue

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(Definition of joyful from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

1. full of joy; glad; delighted. 2. showing or expressing joy: a joyful look. 3. causing or bringing joy; delightful: a joyful event.

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 joy•ful ( joi′ fəl), adj. full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted. showing or expressing joy, as looks, actions, or …

Dec 2, 2025 · joyful (comparative joyfuller or more joyful, superlative joyfullest or most joyful) The children were joyful on the first day of summer break. Her joyful smile lit up the room.