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1. But at that moment Fantine was joyous.
2. He was content, joyous, delighted, charming, young.
3. The Jondrette's dull eyes had grown joyous, and they now became gloomy.
4. There is hardly one day out of a hundred which is wholly joyous and sunny.
5. These things are charming when one is joyous, and lugubrious when one is sad.

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 Meanings and Examples of JOYOUS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
joyous
 a.  full of joy; very happy
Classic Sentence: (87 in 6 pages)
1  It is probable that he thought that this joyous house would be hospitable, and that, in a place where he beheld so much happiness, he would find perhaps a little pity.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
2  In the middle of this meditation, which would have contributed not a little to render his rags terrifying to any one who might have encountered him, a joyous sound became audible.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XIII—LITTLE GERVAIS
3  These things are charming when one is joyous, and lugubrious when one is sad.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER V—HINDRANCES
4  But at that moment Fantine was joyous.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VI—SISTER SIMPLICE PUT TO THE PROOF
5  And then, without stirring, without even moving her head, she began to stare all about her with wide-open eyes and a joyous air, and she said nothing more.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VI—SISTER SIMPLICE PUT TO THE PROOF
6  These people filled the inns and drinking-shops, and communicated to that tranquil little district a noisy and joyous life.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I—THE WATER QUESTION AT MONTFERMEIL
7  They had a doll, which they turned over and over on their knees with all sorts of joyous chatter.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H...
8  One day, at last, he returned thither once more; it was a serene summer morning, and Marius was in joyous mood, as one is when the weather is fine.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—LUX FACTA EST
9  The Jondrette's dull eyes had grown joyous, and they now became gloomy.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XI—OFFERS OF SERVICE FROM MISERY TO WRETCHEDNESS
10  She had not felt very joyous on the preceding evening in the belief that she was beautiful, but it made her very sad not to be able to believe in it any longer.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER V—THE ROSE PERCEIVES THAT IT IS AN ENGINE OF WAR
11  There is hardly one day out of a hundred which is wholly joyous and sunny.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER I—ORIGIN
12  The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX—MARIUS PRODUCES ON SOME ONE WHO IS A JUDGE OF ...
13  He was content, joyous, delighted, charming, young.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER II—MARIUS, EMERGING FROM CIVIL WAR, MAKES READY F...
14  Learn this: joy is not only joyous; it is great.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER ...
15  Certain joyous and magnificent trains, notably that of the Boeuf Gras, had the same privilege.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER I—THE 16TH OF FEBRUARY, 1833
Example Sentence:
1  I would like to wish you a joyous new year and express my hope for your happiness and good future.
2  My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, a ceaseless quest for expression, skill, and experience.