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Definition: Joyfulness |
JoyfulnessNoun1. The emotion of great happiness. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "joyfulness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references) |
Synonyms: JoyfulnessSynonyms: joy (n), joyousness (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: sorrow (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Joyfulness |
| English words defined with "joyfulness": Joyace, Joysome. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "joyfulness": Dying. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "joyfulness": Joysome. (references) |
| "Joyfulness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Joyfulness" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 6 | 143,867 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "joyfulness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مرح (airiness, airy, be merry, blithe, breezy, bright, buoyancy, buoyant, cheerful, cheerfulness, cheering, chirpy, exult, facetious, festive, fresh, frisk, frisky, frolic, frolicsome, fun, gaiety, gay, glee, gleeful, have fun, hilarious, hilarity, jaunty, jocose, jocosity, jocund, jolly, jovial, joviality, joy, joyful, joyous, kittenish, lark, light, lightsome, lively, make merry, merriment, merry, merry making, mirth, mirthful, perkiness, perky, playful, playfulness, playing, rejoice, rollick, romp, sportive, sprightly, sunny, vivacious, vivacity, what fun, winsome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | heiterkeit (amusement, brightness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, funniness, gaiety, happiness, hilarity, jauntiness, jocularity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merriness, mirth, pleasantness, pleasantry, serenity, tranquility), frohsinn (cheerfulness, gaiety, mirth), fröhlichkeit (blithesomeness, cheerfulness, conviviality, festiveness, gaiety, gayness, gladness, gleefulness, happiness, jauntiness, jolliness, jollity, joviality, joyance, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | gioia (delight, enjoyment, gem, gladness, glee, jewel, joy, joyousness, mirth, rejoicing), festosit (conviviality, merriment), allegrezza. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 欣然 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | き"ぜ" (myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | taitnyssid (agreeability, amiableness, pleasance), gerjoilys, gerjoilid, boggoilid, boggey (joy, scumble), boggeeaght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oyfulnessjay alegremente (airily, gain, gladsome, happiness, jauntily, lightly, merrily, rejoicingly). (various references) aiteas (gladness). (various references) razdraganost (gale, glee, mirth), radost (gladness, joy, jubilance, merriment, rejoicing). (various references) alegría (breeziness, cheerfulness, chuff, contention, contentment, fun, gaiety, gladness, happiness, hilarity, joy, kaif, keif, lightheartedness, liveliness, merriment, mirth, perkiness, pertness, playfulness, rejoicing). (various references) glädje (cheer, delight, elation, gaiety, gladness, glee, happiness, jollity, joy, joyousness, mirth, pleasance, satisfaction). (various references) sevinçlilik, neşelilik (bonhomie, cheerfulness, cheeriness, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, lightness, perkiness). (various references) радість (amusement, exultance, exultancy, gladness, joy, rejoicing, sunshine), веселощі (cheer, frolic, gaiety, gambol, glee, merriment, merry making, mirth, racket, revelry, shindig, shindy). (various references) sự vui sướng (joyousness, jubilance, jubilation), sự vui mừng (cheerfulness, festivity, gladness, joy, joyousness), sự tr n ngập niềm vui. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Old French | 900-1400 | en gogues. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Colossians Chapter 1, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | En pash dunamei dunamoumenoi kata to kratoV thV doxhV autou eiV pasan upomonhn kai makroqumian meta caraV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | In omni virtute confortati secundum potentiam claritatis eius in omni patientia et longanimitate cum gaudio |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And ben coumfortid in al vertu bi the miyt of his clerenesse, in al pacience and long abiding with ioye, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Strengthed with all myght thorowe hys glorious power vnto all pacience and longe sufferynge with ioyfulnes |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, to all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Colossians Chapter 1, Verse 11 |
| Cebuano | Hinaut unta nga malinig-onan kamo sa tanang kusog, sumala sa iyang mahimayaong gahum, alang sa tanang pag-antus ug pagpailub dinuyogan sa kalipay, |
| Croatian | osnaženi svakom snagom, po sili Slave njegove, za svaku postojanost i strpljivost; |
| Danish | idet I styrkes med al Styrke efter hans Herligheds Kraft til al Udholdenhed og Tålmodighed med Glæde |
| Dutch | Met alle kracht bekrachtigd zijnde, naar de sterkte Zijner heerlijkheid, tot alle lijdzaamheid en lankmoedigheid, met blijdschap; |
| Finnish | ja hänen kirkkautensa väkevyyden mukaan kaikella voimalla vahvistettuina olemaan kaikessa kestäviä ja pitkämielisiä, ilolla |
| French | fortifiés tous égards par sa puissance glorieuse, en sorte que vous soyez toujours et avec joie persévérants et patients. |
| German | und wachset in der Erkenntnis Gottes und gestärkt werdet mit aller Kraft nach seiner herrlichen Macht zu aller Geduld und Langmütigkeit mit Freuden, |
| Hungarian | Minden erõvel megerõsíttetvén az Õ dicsõségének hatalma szerint minden kitartásra és hosszútûrésre örömmel; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Semoga dengan kuasa dari Allah yang agung, kalian dikuatkan sehingga kalian sanggup menderita segala sesuatu dengan sabar dan senang hati |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Kiranya kamu menjadi kuat dengan segala kekuatan menurut seperti kuasa kemuliaan-Nya kepada segala hal sabar dan panjang hati, serta dengan sukacita |
| Italian | rafforzandovi con ogni energia secondo la potenza della sua gloria, per poter essere forti e pazienti in tutto; |
| Maori | Kia whakanuia te kaha hei whakakaha mo koutou, kia rite ki ta te mana o tona kororia, e u tonu ai, e whakamanawanui ai i runga i te hari; |
| Norwegian | så I styrkes med all styrke efter hans herlighets kraft til all tålmodighet og langmodighet, |
| Rumanian | kntqriyi, cu toatq puterea, potrivit cu tqria slavei Lui, pentru orice rqbdare wi kndelungq rqbdare, cu bucurie, |
| Russian | ХЛТЕ МССУШ ЧУСЛПА УЙМПА П НПЗХЭЕУФЧХ УМБЧЩ еЗП, ЧП ЧУСЛПН ФЕТ ЕОЙЙ Й ЧЕМЙЛП"ХЫЙЙ У ТБ"ПУФША, |
| Shuar | Yus ti kakaram asa ikiantamprat tusar seaji. Nujai Ashí itiurchat ákuisha Páchitsuk ti shiir warasrum katsuntrattarme. |
| Spanish | y que seáis fortalecidos con todo poder, conforme a su gloriosa potencia, para toda perseverancia y paciencia. |
| Swahili | Mungu awajalieni nguvu kwa uwezo wake mtukufu ili mweze kustahimili kila kitu kwa uvumilivu. |
| Swedish | Och genom hans härliga makt skolen I på allt sätt uppfyllas av kraft till att bevisa ståndaktighet och tålamod i allt; |
| Uma | Merapi' -kai hi Alata'ala bona narohoi nono-ni hante hawe'ea kuasa-na, ntuku' kabaraka' -na to uma mowo kabohe-na, bona ntaha pai' tari oa' -koi, nau' ba napa-napa to mporumpa' -koi. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "joyfulness": joyfulnesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-j-l-n-o-s-s-u-y" | |
-2 letters: foulness, sulfones, synfuels. | |
-3 letters: ensouls, fulness, joyless, sulfone, synfuel. | |
-4 letters: enjoys, ensoul, felons, felony, flossy, fusels, joules, joyful, lesson, louses, nouses, onuses, ousels, selsyn, soleus, unless. | |
-5 letters: enjoy, enols, felon, fleys, floes, floss, flues, fosse, fouls, fuels, fusel, fuses, fussy, joeys, joles, jones, joule, lenos, loess, loses, lossy, louse, lousy, lunes, lyses, noels, noses. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-j-l-n-o-s-s-u-y" | |
+2 letters: joyfulnesses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4A 6F 79 66 75 6C 6E 65 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--- --- -.--. ..-. ..- .-.. -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001010 01101111 01111001 01100110 01110101 01101100 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)J o y f u l n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004A 006F 0079 0066 0075 006C 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)44819172877880718585 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, arabisch, arabo, Arabish, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський, tiếng A-rập, thuộc A-rập |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, italienisch, italiano, Iddaalish, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | يابانية, ياباني, اليابانية, اللغة اليابانية, japaner, japanisch, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, japonês, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk, Japonca, японська мова, японський, японка, японець, người Nhật bản tiếng Nhật bản |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | يابانية, ياباني, اليابانية, اللغة اليابانية, japaner, japanisch, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, japonês, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk, Japonca, японська мова, японський, японка, японець, người Nhật bản tiếng Nhật bản |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, portugiesisch, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Scottish | foclair, abardair, faclair, briathrachan | schottisch, scozzese, Albinagh, escocês, škotski jezik, škotski, škotlanđani, escocés, skotsk, iskoçyalı, шотланський, шотландський діалект, шотландці |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, spanisch, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | اللغة السويدية, schwedisch, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", Soolynish, Soolynagh, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, türkisch, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | أوكراني أحد أبناء أوكرانيا, الأوكراني, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ucraino, Ookraanagh, Ookraanish, ucraniano, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець, người U-kren tiếng U-kren |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, ベトナ 人 , ベトナ じ", vietnamita, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, englisch, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, beurla, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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