Definitions for joydʒɔɪ

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

joydʒɔɪ(n.)

a feeling or state of great delight or happiness; keen pleasure; elation.
a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight:
a book that was a joy to read.
the expression or display of glad feeling; gaiety.
(v.i.)to feel joy; be glad; rejoice.
(v.t.)Obs. to gladden.

Origin of joy:

1175–1225; < OF joie, joye < LL gaudia, orig. neut. pl. of L gaudium joy =gaud(ēre) to be glad +-ium -ium1

Princeton's WordNet

joy, joyousness, joyfulness(noun)
the emotion of great happiness
joy, delight, pleasure(verb)
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
"a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
rejoice, joy(verb)
feel happiness or joy
gladden, joy(verb)
make glad or happy

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

joy(noun)ʤˈɔɪ
a feeling of great happiness
the joy of seeing his family again; children laughing with joy
joyʤˈɔɪ
sb or sth that brings you joy
Football is one of his greatest joys in life.

Wiktionary

joy(Noun)
The feeling of happiness, extreme cheerfulness.
They will be a source of strength and joy in your life.
joy(Noun)
An activity etc which causes this feeling.
The joys and demands of new parents.
joy(Verb)
To feel joy, to rejoice.
joy(Verb)
To enjoy.
Joy(ProperNoun)
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Origin: joye, from joie, from gaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) of gaudium, from gaudere. Displaced native wunne (from wynn), hight, hught (from ), rot, root (from rot), murȝe murghe (from myrg), gleo (from gleow, gliw), blisse (from blisse, blīþs).

Webster Dictionary

Joy(noun)
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(noun)
that which causes joy or happiness
Joy(noun)
the sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity
Joy(noun)
to rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult
Joy(verb)
to give joy to; to congratulate
Joy(verb)
to gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate
Joy(verb)
to enjoy