gay#2 (s)
jocund (s)
jolly (s)
jovial (s)
merry#2 (s)
mirthful (s)

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type s
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def full of or showing high-spirited merriment
examples when hearts were young and gay
a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company Wordsworth
the jolly crowd at the reunion
jolly old Saint Nick
a jovial old gentleman
have a merry Christmas
peals of merry laughter
a mirthful laugh
Outgoing links
Similar to joyous
Derivationally related form mirthful → mirthfulness
Derivationally related form merry → merriness
Derivationally related form jovial → joviality
Derivationally related form jovial → joviality
Derivationally related form jolly → jolly; jolly → jollity
Derivationally related form jolly → jolliness
Derivationally related form jocund → jocundity
Incoming links
Similar to joyous
Derived from adjective gayly → gay
Derived from adjective mirthfully → mirthful
Derived from adjective jovially → jovial
Derivationally related form merriness → merry
Derivationally related form joviality → jovial
Derivationally related form jolly → jolly; jollity → jolly
Derivationally related form mirthfulness → mirthful
Derivationally related form jocundity → jocund
Derivationally related form joviality → jovial
Derivationally related form jolliness → jolly

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