Synonyms for joyfulness

Most common

joy · happiness · gladness · cheerfulness

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The state of being joyful.

Forms

Plural

joyfulnesses → joys, gladnesses, cheerfulnesses, delights…

Example sentences

• joy Everyone shouted for joy when they heard the news.
• happiness To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness.
• gladness The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
• cheerfulness His character doesn't include cheerfulness.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

joy¹

4 letters

glee¹

5 letters

mirth¹

7 letters

delight², elation³, jollity

8 letters

felicity⁴, hilarity⁴, gladness

9 letters

happiness³, merriment, festivity⁴, joviality, merriness, jolliness, jocundity

10 letters

exuberance⁴, joyousness

11 letters

gleefulness

12 letters

cheerfulness³, mirthfulness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (delight² = 2 syllables).