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- DictionaryJoy/joi/
noun
- 1. a feeling of great pleasure and happiness: "tears of joy"
verb
- 1. rejoice: literary "I felt shame that I had ever joyed in his discomfiture or pain"
The meaning of JOY is the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight. How to use joy in a sentence.
Joy definition: the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation. See examples of JOY used in a sentence.
A joy is a person or thing that causes happiness: [ C ] His daughters were the joys of his life. [ C ] She’s a joy to work with. (Definition of joy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
JOY definition: 1. great happiness: 2. a person or thing that causes happiness: 3. success, action, or help: . Learn more.
Definitions of joy. noun. the emotion of great happiness. synonyms: joyfulness, joyousness. see more. noun. something or someone that provides a source of happiness. “a joy to behold”. synonyms: delight, pleasure.
A joy is something or someone that makes you feel happy or gives you great pleasure.
Definition of joy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Joy Definition. A very glad feeling; happiness; great pleasure; delight. Anything causing such feeling. The expression or showing of such feeling. A source or an object of joy. Their only child, their pride and joy. A feminine name. burden. See syn. study at pleasure.pleasure.
joy a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or happiness: the joys and sorrows of childhood; pleasure, delight, or joy? A delight or a joy is greater than a pleasure; a person, especially a child, can be a delight or joy, but not a pleasure; joys are often contrasted with sorrows, but delights are not.
1. a feeling or state of great delight or happiness; keen pleasure; elation. 2. a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight: a book that was a joy to read. 3. the expression or display of glad feeling; gaiety. v.i. 4. to feel joy; be glad; rejoice. v.t.
