complete and utter joy
- noun
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alegría total
- And I proceeded to shake, quake, shiver, and scream a little in complete and utter joy.
Examples
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After winning the championship, the team celebrated in complete and utter joy.
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The children expressed complete and utter joy when they saw the presents under the tree.
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When she heard the news of her promotion, she jumped up in complete and utter joy.
Synonyms
970
1.0
A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied
793
1.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
184
1.2
A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure
78
3.2
A complete feeling of great happiness and peace
57
6.1
A feeling of very great joy and excitement
18
5.5
A very happy and excited feeling after a big success
17
5.8
A strong, happy feeling of excitement
11
5.2
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement during a celebration
9
1.0
A feeling of being happy and pleased
3
7.9
A strong feeling of great joy often shown by loud shouts
1
7.9
A feeling of very great happiness often after prayer or quiet thought
1
2.0
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
1
3.7
A feeling of complete happiness
1
9.3
A state of complete happiness and calm
1
4.4
A feeling of complete happiness and calm
1
6.5
A strong feeling of great joy that people show openly
1
3.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
A sudden strong burst of joy that people feel or show
A very large amount of happiness
A strong feeling of great joy after success
Great happiness and lively celebration with singing and dancing
A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile
A feeling of great happiness and pleasure
A warm feeling of happiness and pleasure inside you
Antonyms
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'complete' and 'utter' are intensifiers meaning 'total' combined with 'joy' (happiness), yielding the meaning 'absolute, overwhelming happiness.' This intensifier + noun pattern is common across languages and follows standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Complete and utter joy comes from putting two words, complete and utter, together to make the picture of joy that fills everything. Imagine a room so full of happiness there is no space for anything else, so it means 'a feeling of absolute and overwhelming happiness'.