joyant

adjective /ˈdʒɔɪənt/

1. Joyous, joyful or jolly.

   dated, rare

   Yon rippling stream, whose dimpled waves Leap sparkling by the shadowy graves, Singing a song as they leap along — A joyant song as they leap along — Makes the only sound that stirs the breeze, Is the only thing which the vision sees, Moving about 'neath the church-yard trees.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry joyant (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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