joyful

«joyful» in Mova's school dictionary: Very happy, or full of joy — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (joyful, more joyful, most joyful); adverb joyfully

meaning for a pupil

1) Very happy, or full of joy. tree →

2) Causing joy: «joyful news». tree →

3) (church) Used in hymns and prayers for happy praise of God: «Make a joyful noise to the Lord». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories a joyful scene ends a sad journey: a joyful reunion, a joyful wedding. In church life Christmas and Easter are joyful festivals; Psalm 100 says «Make a joyful noise». Phrases: «joyful news», «a joyful occasion», «joyful singing».

examples

• The children gave a joyful shout when it snowed. tree →
• It was a joyful day when the puppy came home. tree →
• The church choir sang a joyful carol. tree →
• «Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.» tree →
• Everyone was joyful at the news. tree →
• The families had a joyful reunion at the airport. tree →
• Wherever they went they met with a joyful greeting. tree →

note

Spelled with one l at the end: joyful, not «joyfull». Noun: joy, joyfulness. Similar: happy, glad, cheerful, delighted.

In the corpora

• Psalm 100 calls all the earth to «make a joyful noise» and to worship God with gladness and thanks.
• Eid al-Fitr is the joyful festival at the end of Ramadan.
• And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; it shall rejoice in His salvation.
• My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips;
• Happy is the people that know the joyful shout; they walk, O LORD, in the light of Thy countenance.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «joyful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.