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- Dictionaryjoy/dʒɔɪ/
noun
- 1. a feeling of great pleasure and happiness: "tears of joy" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. rejoice: literary "I felt shame that I had ever joyed in his discomfiture or pain"
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JOY definition: 1. great happiness: 2. a person or thing that causes happiness: 3. success, action, or help: . Learn more.
1. a. : the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight. b. : the expression or exhibition of such emotion : gaiety. 2. : a state of happiness or felicity : bliss. 3. : a source or cause of delight. joyless. ˈjȯi-ləs. adjective. joylessly adverb. joylessness noun. 2 of 2. verb.
Definition of joy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. 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.
a person or thing that causes happiness: Listening to music is one of his greatest joys. the joys of parenthood. [ + to infinitive ] Her singing is a joy to listen to. Fewer examples. He cried for joy when he heard that his son had been found alive and well. His poems reveal the duality of his nature, the joy and hope, the fear and despair.
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.
Joy is the emotion of pleasure and happiness. Joy can also be the very thing that delights you. You might find great joy in learning new vocabulary. Or not.
Definitions of 'joy' 1. Joy is a feeling of great happiness. [...] 2. A joy is something or someone that makes you feel happy or gives you great pleasure. [...] 3. See to jump for joy [...] More. Definitions of 'Joy' a feminine name. [...] More. Conjugations of 'joy' present simple: I joy, you joy [...] past simple: I joyed, you joyed [...]
something or someone that makes you feel very happy: She's a joy to work with. joy noun (SUCCESS) success: I tried ringing for a plumber, but had no joy. (Definition of joy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of joy. in Chinese (Traditional) 高興, 歡欣，高興，喜悅, 使人高興的人（或物）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
joy. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English joy1 /dʒɔɪ/ W3 noun 1 [uncountable] great happiness and pleasure the look of joy on her face with/for joy I leaped into the air with joy.
