joy ‧ ful /ˈdʒɔɪf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
very happy, or likely to make people very happy OPP joyless :
Christmas is a joyful occasion for children.
the joyful news
—joyfully adverb
—joyfulness noun [uncountable]
joy ‧ ful /ˈdʒɔɪf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
very happy, or likely to make people very happy OPP joyless :
Christmas is a joyful occasion for children.
the joyful news
—joyfully adverb
—joyfulness noun [uncountable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012