joyfulness

joyful | American Dictionary

joyful
adjective
us/ˈdʒɔɪ·fəl/
having or causing great happiness:
joyful news

joyfully

adverbus/ˈdʒɔɪ·fə·li/
They all clapped joyfully to the beat of the music.

Examples of joyful

joyful
That is to create a 'light construction' using heavy materials thus highlighting the true, joyful nature of lightness.
But most of all it is just an attempt to make a joyful, serene building that faces the future while acknowledging a rich architectural past.
Today we're going to make a joyful noise.
This is also a playful and joyful thing.
So where in the baths do you think you're displaying these playful or joyful qualities?
Yet her music is extraordinarily positive, either joyful or beautiful, rarely gloomy, with little trace of the upheavals and tribulations of her personal life.
Most children reported positive feelings about listening to music, such as happy, good, joyful, energetic or excited.
There is greater possibility in these environments for deep and genuine communication, whether agonized or joyful.
They were to be patient and joyful around the children.
In success the liberated agent is not joyful, in failure she is not disappointed (2.57).
As an example, for nonmaltreated infants, joyful facial expressions begin to emerge by 3 months of age.
An interesting aspect of all of these works is their joyful playfulness and improvisatory quality.
Initially, during pretreatment/baseline assessment, no difference existed in the incidence of infants reaching for ambiguous objects following either maternal joyful or fearful facial expressions.
For almost all children the acquisition of language is a remarkable, rapid, and joyful experience accomplished with no formal teaching by either parents or professional educators.
A celebration is a joyful event.
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