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joy
1[ joi ]
noun
- the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation:
She felt the joy of seeing her son's success.
Synonyms:
Antonyms: , , ,
- a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or someone greatly valued or appreciated:
Her prose style is a pure joy.
- the expression or display of glad feeling; festive gaiety.
- a state of happiness or felicity.
Synonyms:
verb (used without object)
- to feel joy; be glad; rejoice.
verb (used with object)
- Obsolete. to gladden.
Joy
2[ joi ]
noun
- a female given name.
joy
/ ɔɪ /
noun
- a deep feeling or condition of happiness or contentment
- something causing such a feeling; a source of happiness
- an outward show of pleasure or delight; rejoicing
- informal.success; satisfaction
I went to the bank for a loan, but got no joy
verb
- intr to feel joy
- obsolete.tr to make joyful; gladden
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·Dz adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of joy1
Idioms and Phrases
see burst with (joy) ; pride and joy .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“It certainly is challenging to expose medical students early in their careers to the joys of this kind of integrated healthcare,” Reddy said.
"Though her physical presence is gone, the joy she shared and the space she helped create for so many will remain forever."
And also, good sushi can bring people joy.
The letter was penned by a woman called Jean from Herschell Street, Preston, who expressed her joy her "sweetheart" stationed in Wiltshire was coming home for Christmas adding she had "counted the days".
"The joy of fossil hunting is finding something nothing else has seen for millions of years," she added.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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