joyous

adj.
Feeling or causing joy; joyful. See synonyms at glad¹.

joyously joy'ous·ly adv.
joyousness joy'ous·ness n.

adjective

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

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: full of or characterized by joy
  Antonym: joyless (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: full of or suggesting exultant happiness
  Synonym: joyful

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - glad, frydefuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrolijk

Français (French)
adj. - joyeux (littér)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - freudig, froh

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χαρμόσυνος, χαρωπός, εύθυμος, χαρούμενος, περιχαρής

Italiano (Italian)
allegro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - alegre, contente, agradável

Русский (Russian)
довольный, счастливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alegre, gozoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glad, glädjande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
快乐的, 高兴的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 快樂的, 高興的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기쁜 , 즐거워하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 喜ばしい, うれしい, 楽しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طائر من الفرح, سعيد‏

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

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