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joy

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[ joi ]

noun

  1. 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.

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    Antonyms: , , ,

  2. a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or someone greatly valued or appreciated:

    Her prose style is a pure joy.

  3. the expression or display of glad feeling; festive gaiety.
  4. a state of happiness or felicity.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to feel joy; be glad; rejoice.

verb (used with object)

  1. Obsolete. to gladden.

Joy

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or Joye

[ joi ]

noun

  1. a female given name.

joy

/ ɔɪ /

noun

  1. a deep feeling or condition of happiness or contentment
  2. something causing such a feeling; a source of happiness
  3. an outward show of pleasure or delight; rejoicing
  4. informal.
    success; satisfaction

    I went to the bank for a loan, but got no joy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to feel joy
  2. obsolete.
    tr to make joyful; gladden
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·Dz adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of joy1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English joy(e), from Old French joie, joye, from Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular) of Latin gaudium “joy,” equivalent to gaud- (base of ܻŧ “to be glad”) + -ium -ium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of joy1

C13: from Old French joie, from Latin gaudium joy, from ܻŧ to be glad
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Idioms and Phrases

see burst with (joy) ; pride and joy .
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Example Sentences

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The warmer weather will accentuate the joys of seeing wildlife, such as butterflies and birds, he adds.

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On Thursday, the singer’s former publicist Ben Laurro told People, “Lulu Roman was unsung. She endured much adversity in her life that helped her become a joy to others.”

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He gives Barca something few clubs have: unpredictability rooted in joy.

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"The joy and emotion he expressed were deeply meaningful to me," he said, adding that Pope Francis left him with a powerful message to live a life of solidarity, austerity, humility and commitment.

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But his joy turned to rage when Metcalf did not play along with the racist stunt.

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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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