- blithe: merry, gay
- buoyant: cheerful
- burlesque: mocking treatment of solemn subject
- exalting: glorify, elate
- frivolous: lack of seriousness
- jovial: hearty, joyous manner
- jubilant: great joy or satisfaction
- laudatory: complimentary
- mirthful: joyous, gay
- placid: calm
- rapturous: full of ecstatic joy
- relishing: hearty enjoyment, pleasurable
- smirking: self-satisfied smile