joyant

adj
/ˈdʒɔɪənt/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from jöir
  2. inherited from joyen
  3. derived from gaudium
  4. derived from gaudia
  5. derived from joie
  6. inherited from joye
  7. suffixed as joyant — “joy + ant

Definitions

  1. Joyous, joyful or jolly.

  2. Pronunciation spelling of giant.

    • Pon my conscience,' says the joyant, says he, 'I niver knew flour to get so tough in the bakin' before,' says he.
    • Well, the joyant came at him all so suddent, that in spite of himself, he had to keep to the wings in airnest (for if he would, you know, he'd never like to be so noticeable), at all ivints, not darin' to rest himself agin ;
    • “I'll tell you that, then, says one of his great ginerals; 'send for the great joyant Congcullion, siz he, “an av he don't make her hop, says he, “you may call me an honest man.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA