joyousness

Joyousness is a feeling of being utterly delighted and happy. Your math class will erupt in joyousness at the news that a difficult exam is cancelled.

Joyousness is the state of experiencing joy, and we can trace the origin of both words back to the Latin root gaudia, "expressions of pleasure." Your joyousness often comes out when you're celebrating something wonderful, like your great-grandfather's birthday, or getting your driver's license, or the return of a long-lost friend. But there can also be a sense of joyousness during quieter moments of deep happiness.

Definitions of joyousness

1. noun

   the emotion of great happiness
   synonyms: joy, joyfulness

   types:

   elation, high spirits, lightness

   a feeling of joy and pride

   exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation

   a feeling of extreme joy

   excitement, exhilaration

   the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

   exuberance

   joyful enthusiasm

   triumph

   the exultation of victory

   bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill

   the swift release of a store of affective force

   intoxication

   excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety

   titillation

   a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)

   euphoria, euphory

   a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation

   type of:

   emotion

   any strong feeling