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joyant

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈdʒɔɪənt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Joyous, joyful or jolly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, rare

Examples

  • 1904, Myra Kelly, Little Citizens https://books.google.ru/books?id=A5zPFCqrkC0C&pg=PA137&lpg=PA137&dq=Jealousy+may+have+played+some+part+in+the+misunderstanding,+for+it+was+undeniable+that+there+was+a+sprightliness,+a+joyant+brightness,+in+the+flowing&source=bl&ots=jMRHcIHvKh&sig=ldBCJnQ4erfOVU0-xDKzscJpNvs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiHn6WVoY3OAhXkKJoKHUOxDUsQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=Jealousy%20may%20have%20played%20some%20part%20in%20the%20misunderstanding%2C%20for%20it%20was%20undeniable%20that%20there%20was%20a%20sprightliness%2C%20a%20joyant%20brightness%2C%20in%20the%20flowing&f=false Jealousy may have played some part in the misunderstanding, for it was undeniable that there was a sprightliness, a joyant brightness, in the flowing red scarf on Ignatius Aloysius's nautical breast, which was nowhere paralleled in Patrick's more subdued array.
  • 1910, Myra Kelly, New Faces https://books.google.ru/books?id=IZiiUcgVqzQC&pg=PT149&dq=and+the+glow+of+joyant+Camelot+lit+all+th&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwji8YuboovOAhUrLZoKHX4UDgQQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=and%20the%20glow%20of%20joyant%20Camelot%20lit%20all%20th&f=false The glow of joyant Camelot lit all the southern sky.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Pronunciation spelling of giant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From joy + -ant. Compare Old French joyant, joiant (“joyful; merry; rejoicing”).

Imitation of the Irish pronunciation of giant.