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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JOY'FULNESS, n. Great gladness; joy. Deutoronomy 28.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the emotion of great happiness [syn: joy, joyousness, joyfulness] [ant: sorrow]

Merriam Webster's

noun see joyful

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Joyful Joy"ful, a. Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful heart. ``Joyful tidings.'' --Shak. My soul shall be joyful in my God. --Is. lxi. 10. Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life. --Pope. -- Joy"ful*ly, adv. -- Joy"ful*ness, n.

Moby Thesaurus

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