adj. 25B6; adjective
his joyful mood : CHEERFUL, happy, jolly, merry, sunny, joyous, light-hearted, in good spirits, bubbly, exuberant, ebullient, cock-a-hoop, cheery, smiling, mirthful, radiant; jubilant, overjoyed, thrilled, ecstatic, euphoric, blissful, on cloud nine/seven, elated, delighted, gleeful; jovial, genial, good-humoured, full of the joys of spring; informal chipper, chirpy, peppy, over the moon, on top of the world; Austral./NZ informal wrapped; dated gay; formal jocund; poetic/literary gladsome, blithe, blithesome.
joyful news : PLEASING, happy, good, cheering, gladdening, welcome, heart-warming; poetic/literary gladsome.
a joyful occasion : HAPPY, cheerful, merry, jolly, festive, joyous.
sad, distressing.