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joy, joyousness, joyfulness

n. the emotion of great happiness

rejoice, joy

v. feel happiness or joy

gladden, joy

v. make glad or happy

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rejoicing

n. a feeling of great happiness

bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air

n. a state of extreme happiness

cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine

n. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"

gaiety, merriment

n. a gay feeling

gaiety, playfulness

n. a festive merry feeling

gladness, gladfulness, gladsomeness

n. experiencing joy and pleasure

happiness, felicity

n. state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

delight, delectation

n. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"

celebrate, fete

v. have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"

carouse, roister, riot

v. engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"

glory

v. rejoice proudly

revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail

v. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"

wallow, rejoice, triumph

v. be ecstatic with joy

sorrow

n. an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"

dolor, dolour

n. (poetry) painful grief

grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness

n. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

sadden

v. make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me"

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