Difference between Gleeful and Joyful

What is the difference between Gleeful and Joyful?

Gleeful as an adjective is exuberantly or triumphantly joyful. while Joyful as an adjective is feeling or causing joy.

Gleeful

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

Joyful

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Feeling or causing joy.

Example sentence: There's no destination. The journey is all that there is, and it can be very, very joyful.

We hope you now know whether to use Gleeful or Joyful in your sentence.

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