English → Latin
“joyful” in Latin
hilarischeerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, joviallaetushappy, cheerful, glad; fertile, luxuriant, lush, richbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; useful
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
joyful
hilarus or hilaris (cheerful): laetus (glad, joyful). A joyful mind, animus laetus, hilaris, bonus: a joyful look, oculi laeti or hilari: a joyful countenance, vultus laetus (Ov., Fast., 4, 343): a joyful life, vita hilara: a joyful day, dies hilaris, laetus. To be joyful, laetum, hilarum esse: to be joyful in consequence of anything, aliqua re gaudere (to rejoice) or laetari (to be glad): in a joyful manner, laete: hilare or hilariter: animo laeto (hilari).
That causes joyfulness, renders joyful (as news, a message, occasion), laetus: jucundus (pleasant, delightful).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for joyful?
- The usual Latin words for “joyful” are hilaris, laetus, bonus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.