English Dictionary
Definition of “joy”
joy (dʒɔɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- a deep feeling or condition of happiness or contentment
- something causing such a feeling; a source of happiness
- an outward show of pleasure or delight; rejoicing
- British informal success; satisfaction ⇒
I went to the bank for a loan, but got no joy
verb
- (intr) to feel joy
- (tr) obsolete to make joyful; gladden
Word Origin
C13: from Old French joie, from Latin gaudium joy, from gaudēre to be glad
Synonyms
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delight,
pleasure,
triumph,
satisfaction,
happiness,
ecstasy,
enjoyment,
bliss,
transport,
euphoria,
festivity,
felicity,
glee,
exuberance,
rapture,
elation,
exhilaration,
radiance,
gaiety,
jubilation,
hilarity,
exaltation,
ebullience,
exultation,
gladness,
joyfulness,
ravishment,
Quotations
"But headlong joy is ever on the wing"
John Milton"Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing"
William Shakespeare"Joy cometh in the morning"
Bible: Psalms 5
Translations
- British English:
joy
Joy is a feeling of great happiness.He shouted with joy.dʒɔɪ NOUN He shouted with joy.
- Spanish:
alegría
nf
- French:
joie
nf
- German:
Freude
nf
- Chinese: 欢乐 n
- Arabic: بَهْجَةٌ n
- Portuguese: alegria nf
- Russian: радость nf
- Croatian: radost nf
- Czech: radost nf
- Danish: glæde nutr
- Dutch: vreugde nf
- Finnish: ilo n
- Greek: χαρά nf
- Italian: gioia nf
- Japanese: 喜び n
- Korean: 기쁨 n
- Norwegian: glede nm
- Polish: radość nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: alegria nf
- European Spanish:
alegría
nf
- Swedish: glädje nutr
- Thai: ความยินดี n
- Turkish: neşe n
- Vietnamese: sự vui mừng n
Usage examples
Chade's eyes were wide, showing the whites all round and his clenched teeth were bared in a snarl of joy.
Robin Hobb, THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)Similarly, on our show characters have sex out of joy , happiness, anger or revenge.
Globe and Mail (2003)'We're about kindling the joy of life, even in a stick,' he says.
Glasgow Herald (2001)There are extensive case studies of people who have `died' and come back with a renewed sense of joy in life.
Amoda, MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)
