joyous

Etymology

From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.

adj

  1. Full of joy; happy.
    Southgate and his England players repeated the scenes from the dramatic penalty shootout win over Colombia as they celebrated in front of joyous supporters at the final whistle - one step closer to history and with expectation levels raised once more as they stand one game away from football's greatest occasion. 7 July 2018, Phil McNulty, “Sweden 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport

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