Rejoicing
What it means
The expression of great happiness or celebration.
Reach for it when naming the open experience or expression of great shared happiness
Bells and singing marked the town's rejoicing.
Words to choose between 8
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playful
festivity
Fits when a cheerful social occasion creates the mood
Careful Festivity describes atmosphere more than inner joy.
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everyday
Fits when simple heartfelt happiness is enough
Careful Gladness is milder and less active than rejoicing.
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warm
Fits when keen pleasure is more important than public expression
Careful Delight is lighter and may be private.
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formal
Fits when gratitude is the reason for joy
Careful Thanksgiving introduces thanks or faith not present in every rejoicing.
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literary
Fits when triumphant joy suits elevated prose
Careful Exultation can sound proud after a rival's loss.
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literary
Fits when triumph produces intense public joy
Careful Jubilation is too grand for quiet satisfaction.
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literary
Fits when laughter and lively sociability are central
Careful Merriment is too playful for solemn good news.
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Register not recorded
Fits when people mark the good event through action
Careful Celebration can be organized without deep personal joy.
Opposites 3
- mourning
- lamentation
- despair
Common phrases 3
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public rejoicing
Public rejoicing filled the square when the missing hikers returned.
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cause for rejoicing
The clean water tests gave every household cause for rejoicing.
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rejoicing together
Rejoicing together made the long campaign feel shared.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neskaya, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated