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the only state where your face moves before your brain files the paperwork.
means Feeling or expressing great happiness and delight, the kind that bubbles up and shows on you.
from Built from 'joy' plus the suffix '-ful' — literally 'full of joy.' 'Joy' came into English from Old French 'joie', which traces back to Latin 'gaudium' (joy, gladness), from the verb 'gaudere', to rejoice. The '-ful' is the same Old English suffix you find in 'hopeful' and 'careful', once meaning genuinely 'full of' — so a joyful person was understood as someone brimming, filled to the top, with joy.
contagious chemistrySmiles trigger mirror neurons, hijacking nearby faces
older than languageBabies laugh weeks before they form words
physical proofGenuine joy crinkles eyes; fake smiles can't
survival edgeJoyful people live measurably longer, studies show
distinct from happyJoy is sudden; happiness is the slow settle