Standard Lemma guide

overjoyed

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌoʊvɚˈd͡ʒɔɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈd͡ʒɔɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 JH OY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Very happy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Fans were overjoyed at / by the sight of their team handing the visitors such a decisive defeat.
  • After a long, arduous trek, we were overjoyed to catch sight of our destination at last.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exuberant, joyful, berserk, blissed out, blithe, buoyant, chirpy, blithesome, bonnie, bright, cheerful, cheerly, cheery, chuffed, cock-a-hoop, content, contented, convivial, delighted, ebullient, ecstatic, elated, enthusiastic, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, exultant, fat and happy, gassed, gay, gayful, giddy, glad, gladsome, gleeful, gleesome, happy, hearty, hyped, high on life, jovial, joyous, merry, mirthsome, on cloud nine, overjoyed, overjoyous, over the moon, pacific, perky, placated, pleased, satisfied, stoked, thrilled, tickled pink, triumphant, vivacious, wealful, happy as a clam, happy as a clam at high water, happy as a lark, happy as a pig in mud, happy as a pig in shit, happy as a prince, happy as Larry, happy as the day is long, merry as a cricket, merry as a grig, air-headed, blissful, enrapt, rapt, filled with happiness, greatly pleased, lighthearted, orgasmic, walking on air

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Overly happy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of overjoy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

extremely joyful

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: exultant — very happy
  • Catalan: exuberant — very happy
  • Catalan: encantat — very happy
  • Danish: overlykkelig — very happy
  • Dutch: overgelukkig — very happy
  • Finnish: ikionnellinen — very happy
  • Finnish: ilosta suunniltaan — very happy
  • French: ravi — very happy
  • French: enchanté — very happy
  • French: exubérant — very happy
  • German: überglücklich — very happy
  • German: hocherfreut — very happy
  • Greek: πανευτυχής (paneftychís) — very happy
  • Greek: τρισευτυχισμένος (triseftychisménos) — very happy
  • Hindi: हर्षित (harṣit) — very happy
  • Hindi: प्रसन्न (prasann) — very happy
  • Hindi: मुदित (mudit) — very happy
  • Hindi: आह्लादित (āhlādit) — very happy
  • Irish: an-áthasach — very happy
  • Irish: lúcháireach — very happy
  • Italian: esuberante — very happy
  • Italian: esultante — very happy
  • Italian: incantato — very happy
  • Norman: enjoué — very happy
  • Portuguese: exultante — very happy
  • Portuguese: exuberante — very happy
  • Portuguese: encantado — very happy
  • Serbo-Croatian: prezadovoljan — very happy
  • Spanish: exultante — very happy
  • Spanish: exuberante — very happy
  • Spanish: encantado — very happy
  • Spanish: eufórico — very happy
  • Spanish: muy feliz — very happy
  • Swedish: överlycklig — very happy
  • Vietnamese: hí hửng — very happy
  • Vietnamese: hí ha hí hửng — very happy
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