joyful

adj.
Feeling, causing, or indicating joy. See synonyms at glad¹.

joyfully joy'ful·ly adv.
joyfulness joy'ful·ness n.

adjective

1. Providing joy and pleasure: cheerful, cheery, festive, glad, happy, joyous, pleasing. See happy/unhappy.
2. Marked by festal celebration: festive, gala, glad, gladsome, happy, joyous, merry. See happy/unhappy.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: full of or producing joy
  Antonym: sorrowful (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: full of high-spirited delight
  Synonyms: elated, gleeful, jubilant

Meaning #3: full of or suggesting exultant happiness
  Synonym: joyous

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - glad, lykkelig, glædelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
verblijdend, vrolijk

Français (French)
adj. - joyeux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - freudig, froh

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιχαρής, χαροποιός, χαρμόσυνος, χαρούμενος

Italiano (Italian)
lieto, allegro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - alegre, agradável

Русский (Russian)
довольный, счастливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alegre, contento, grato, animado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glad, förtjust, upprymd, glädjande, lycklig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
欢喜的, 令人高兴的, 高兴的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 歡喜的, 令人高興的, 高興的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 즐거운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 喜ばしい, 楽しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فرح, مبتهج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שמח, עליז, משמח‬

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joyful heart pendant	joyful roses and daisies