joyful

Other forms of joyful

comparative

joyfuller·

superlative

joyfullest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about joyful

What does joyful mean?

joyful means "full of or producing joy". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in joyful?

joyful has 2 syllables: joy-ful. The stress falls on "joy". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/.

What is another word for joyful?

Close synonyms include elated, gleeful, jubilant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of joyful?

The recorded antonyms are sorrowful.

Is joyful a common word?

joyful is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.