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

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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Definition of joyful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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 …

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

Something that is joyful causes happiness and pleasure. Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful. A wedding is a joyful celebration of love. Someone who is joyful is extremely happy. …

joyful (adjective) joyful / ˈ ʤoɪfəl/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of JOYFUL [more joyful; most joyful] : feeling, causing, or showing great happiness : full of joy

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

Someone who's joyful is very happy. A joyful child will laugh with delight. When you experience the feeling of joy, you're joyful. For many people, their wedding day, the birth of their children, …