Definition of joy Joy
/ʤɔjˈ/ - [joy] - joy
We found 22 definitions of joy from 8 different sources.
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What does joy mean?
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NounPlural: joy |
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| joy - the emotion of great happiness | ||
| joyousness, joyfulness | ||
| sorrow an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" | ||
| emotion any strong feeling | ||
| high spirits, elation, lightness a feeling of joy and pride | ||
| jubilance, jubilancy, exultation, jubilation the utterance of sounds expressing great joy | ||
| exhilaration, excitement the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" | ||
| joy - something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" | ||
| delight, pleasure | ||
| positive stimulus a stimulus with desirable consequences | ||
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Wiktionary 
- joy (Noun)
The feeling of happiness, extreme cheerfulness. - joy (Noun)
An activity etc which causes this feeling. - joy (Verb)
To feel joy, to rejoice. - joy (Verb)
To enjoy. - joy (Verb)
To give joy to; to congratulate. - joy (Verb)
To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- joy (n.)
The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight. - joy (n.)
That which causes joy or happiness. - joy (n.)
The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity. - joy (n.)
To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult. - joy (v. t.)
To give joy to; to congratulate. - joy (v. t.)
To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate. - joy (v. t.)
To enjoy.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Feeling of happiness.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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joi, n. gladness: rapture, mirth: the cause of joy.—v.i. to rejoice: to be glad: to exult:—pr.p. joy′ing; pa.p. joyed.—v.t. Joy (Milt.), to enjoy.—n. Joy′ance (Spens.), gaiety, festivity.—adj. Joy′ful, full of joy: very glad, happy, or merry.—adv. Joy′fully.—n. Joy′fulness.—adj. Joy′less, without joy: not giving joy.—adv. Joy′lessly.—n. Joy′lessness.—adj. Joy′ous, full of joy, happiness, or merriment.—adv. Joy′ously.—n. Joy′ousness.—The Seven Joys of the Virgin:—the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the three wise men, the Presentation in the Temple, the Discovery of the child in the Temple amidst the doctors, her Assumption and Coronation. [Fr. joie (It. gioja)—L. gaudium—gaudēre, to rejoice.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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No joy without annoy. -
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Joy surfeited turns to sorrow.
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Joy is an emotion of great happiness.
Joy can also be interpreted as a person's name.
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