joyousness

Example Sentences

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But what propelled the movie to such a position of strength, I suspect, is not just its creativity but its joyousness, a quality that hasn’t been especially evident in Lanthimos’ past work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

“I feel that the Puffy chair and the bed have it to a certain extent — there’s a joyousness about the shapes.”

From New York Times • May 4, 2021

Here is a complete list of everything that approximated joyousness, whimsy, and/or fun.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2021

However restrained and methodical her approach is, there is joyousness in her painting as well as formal innovation, pleasure as well as rigour.

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2019

There was no twinkle in the picture of him, nor any of his inspective joyousness.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck