joy
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- noun
- /dʒɔɪ/
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- His face lit up with joy as he unwrapped his birthday gifts.
- sheer joy
- tears of joy
- moment of joy
But why would he have joy in his heart?
- But why would he have joy in his heart?
- The question was, why is joy important to you?
- The difference between depression and joy, right? And
- Also, there's this term Jomo, the joy of missing Out.
- Why do we not have the joy of the wise person?
- And mudita means to feel joy in others success.
- And, you know, I get joy from someone new.
- Glory comes in joy and sorrow, joy and sorrow.
- Wow, I get true utter joy from two things.
- And here's to the joy of the snow day.
- I went from complete joy to hate to anger.
Examples
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You have to find the joy in everything.
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And may each know, too, the joy of lasting friendships.
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But why would he have joy in his heart?
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The question was, why is joy important to you?
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And, you know, I get joy from someone new.
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What do you think brings more joy to your life?
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There is a pride and a joy in that.
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So you have many, many years to experience the joy and freedom of our new South Africa!
Academic text (2008) -
Now, as we receive our new member into our parish, let us all welcome him with great joy.
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Dear Robert, from the moment mom brought you into this world, you have given me unimaginable joy.
Synonyms
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A feeling of enjoyment or happiness from something
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A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied
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1.0
Feeling very happy about something good
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1.2
A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure
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3.2
A complete feeling of great happiness and peace
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1.0
The feeling of pleasure you get from something
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6.8
A very strong feeling of happiness and excitement
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A strong feeling of happiness 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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6.1
Great happiness that people show by laughing
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5.2
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement during a celebration
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1.0
A feeling of being happy and pleased
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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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A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
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3.7
A feeling of complete happiness
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6.5
A strong feeling of great joy that people show openly
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3.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
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4.4
A feeling of complete happiness and calm
A strong feeling of great joy after success
Great happiness and lively celebration with singing and dancing
A feeling of great happiness and pleasure
A warm feeling of happiness and pleasure inside you
A very strong feeling of deep happiness
A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
People say it to show great happiness or excitement, often as a joke
Compounds
A happy feeling you get when you move your body, like dancing or walking
A climbing plant that twines around walls and has white fragrant flowers in summer
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Joy comes from the old French word joie and the Latin gaudium, both meaning 'gladness'. Think of enjoy, which keeps the idea of taking in happiness, so joy is a strong feeling of happiness or pleasure.