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Joyful vs Heartening - What's the difference?

joyful | heartening | Related terms |

Joyful is a related term of heartening.


As adjectives the difference between joyful and heartening

is that joyful is feeling or causing joy while heartening is cheerfully encouraging.

As a verb heartening is

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joyful

English

Alternative forms

* joyfull

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Feeling or causing joy.
    • Related terms
    * joyfully (adverb) * joyfulness (noun)

    heartening

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • cheerfully encouraging

    • Antonyms

    * disheartening