joyousness

Early in his career, he realized, “I would’ve loved this job when I was 10. I’m getting paid to be a swashbuckler. … This is the joyousness of youth.”

During his first speech at the vice president’s side, he praised her “joyousness” as a leader, and told the audience, “don’t underestimate the power of that.”

But what propelled the movie to such a position of strength, I suspect, is not just its creativity but its joyousness, a quality that hasn’t been especially evident in Lanthimos’ past work.

“I feel that the Puffy chair and the bed have it to a certain extent — there’s a joyousness about the shapes.”

Good gamay wines, no matter how they are made or where they come from, always seem to have an intrinsic element of joyousness.