effusion of joy
- noun
:
efusión de alegría
- The children's effusion of joy filled the house when their mother returned.
Examples
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The crowd erupted in an effusion of joy when the team won.
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At the news of her acceptance, an effusion of joy swept over her entire family.
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His speech was met with an effusion of joy from the audience.
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Her effusion of joy was contagious at the party.
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The children's laughter and lively dancing created an effusion of joy at the festival.
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Her face lit up with an effusion of joy when she saw her family at the surprise party.
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Receiving the good news brought an effusion of joy that filled the entire room.
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
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6.1
A feeling of very great joy and excitement
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6.8
A very strong feeling of happiness and excitement
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4.2
A sudden large flow, for example of water, or a strong expression of feeling
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1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
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6.7
A feeling of strong, happy energy and excitement
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5.5
A very happy and excited feeling after a big success
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5.8
A strong, happy feeling of excitement
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5.2
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement during a celebration
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2.8
Great joy and celebration after good news or success
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7.9
A strong feeling of great joy often shown by loud shouts
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7.6
A feeling of great happiness and strong emotion
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7.9
A strong, open expression of feelings
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8.5
A feeling of cheerful, lively energy that people show
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6.5
A strong feeling of great joy that people show openly
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7.5
A warm, open way of showing strong feelings
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3.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
A very strong feeling of deep happiness
A sudden strong show of feeling, for example loud joy or anger
A strong happiness that spreads to others and makes them smile
A very large amount of happiness
A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile
Great happiness and lively celebration with singing and dancing
Antonyms
- Specialized
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3.7
A long lasting medical illness of deep sadness that needs treatment by a doctor
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently compositional: 'effusion' denotes an outpouring and 'joy' denotes happiness, with 'of' linking them, so the phrase literally means an outpouring of happiness. This noun + of + noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Effusion of joy uses effusion in the old sense of a 'pouring out'. Imagine joy spilling like water from a full cup and filling the room, and that's why the phrase means 'an outpouring of happiness'.