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JOYFULNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The emotion of great happiness
Synonyms:
joy; joyfulness; joyousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("joyfulness" is a kind of...):
emotion (any strong feeling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joyfulness"):
rhapsody (an enthusiastic expression of emotion)
elation; high spirits; lightness (a feeling of joy and pride)
exultation; jubilance; jubilancy; jubilation (a feeling of extreme joy)
excitement; exhilaration (the feeling of lively and cheerful joy)
exuberance (joyful enthusiasm)
Derivation:
joyful (full of or producing joy)
joyful (full of high-spirited delight)
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