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1. (n.) joy
a feeling or state of great delight or happiness; keen pleasure; elation.
2. joy
a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight:
a book that was a joy to read.
3. joy
the expression or display of glad feeling; gaiety.
4. (v.i.) joy
to feel joy; be glad; rejoice.
5. (v.t.) joy
Obs. to gladden.
Etymology: (1175–1225; < OF joie, joye < LL gaudia, orig. neut. pl. of L gaudium joy =gaud(ēre) to be glad +-ium -ium1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) joy, joyousness, joyfulness
the emotion of great happiness
2. (verb) joy, delight, pleasure
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
"a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
3. (verb) rejoice, joy
feel happiness or joy
4. (verb) gladden, joy
make glad or happy
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1. (noun) joy
a feeling of great happiness
the joy of seeing his family again; children laughing with joy
2. joy
sb or sth that brings you joy
Football is one of his greatest joys in life.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Joy
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
2. (noun) Joy
that which causes joy or happiness
3. (noun) Joy
the sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity
4. (noun) Joy
to rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult
5. (verb) Joy
to give joy to; to congratulate
6. (verb) Joy
to gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate
7. (verb) Joy
to enjoy
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Sense: great happiness
The children jumped for joy when they saw the new toys.
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 Afrikaans: blydskap |
 Arabic: فَرَح شديد |
 Bulgarian: щастие |
 Brazilian: alegria |
 Czech: radost |
 German: die Freude |
 Danish: glæde |
 Greek: μεγάλη χαρά, ευτυχία |
 Spanish: alegría, júbilo |
 Estonian: rõõm |
 Farsi: شادمانی |
 Finnish: ilo |
 French: joie |
 Hebrew: שִׂמחָה |
 Hindi: आनन्द |
 Croatian: veselje |
 Hungarian: vidámság |
 Indonesian: kegembiraan |
 Icelandic: ánægja |
 Italian: gioia |
 Japanese: 喜び |
 Korean: 기쁨 |
 Lithuanian: džiaugsmas |
 Latvian: prieks |
 Malay: kegembiraan |
 Dutch: blijdschap |
 Norwegian: glede, lykke |
 Polish: uciecha, radość |
 Persian: شادمانی |
 Pashto: خوشالى |
 Portuguese: alegria |
 Romanian: bucurie |
 Russian: радость |
 Slovak: radosť |
 Slovenian: radost |
 Serbian: radost |
 Swedish: glädje |
 Thai: ความสุขสันต์; ความปีติยิน |
 Turkish: sevinç, neşe |
 Taiwanese: 歡欣 |
 Ukrainian: радість |
 Urdu: شادمانی |
 Vietnamese: hạnh phúc |
 Chinese: 欢乐 |
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