joy

A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.

a child's joy on Christmas morning

It is his joy to walk in the rain.

Anything that causes such a feeling.

the joys and demands of parenthood

For, ye are our glory and ioy.

Luck or success; a positive outcome.

Grant had no joy with taking a nap, so he began to systematically feel if everything was working: fingers and toes, etc.

'Rob? It's Gary. Are you having any joy with this trip to Bali?' 'No joy at all, mate. I reckon Bali's out for the foreseeable future. […]

The sign or exhibition of joy; gaiety; merriment; festivity.

Such ioy made Vna, when her knight she found;

The roofs with joy resound.

Expressing appreciation and happiness.

'Joy! joy!' he cried, throwing his arms towards Heaven, 'on a grave be the site of our Temple; and now our happiness is for Eternity!'

Hanrahan closed his mouth, tried unsuccessfully to breathe through his nose, then opened his mouth again. "Oh, joy," he muttered. "This kid doesn't even go to the bathroom, I bet. Probably been taught not to. It isn't nice."

To feel joy, to rejoice.

for oftymes or this oure lord shewed hym vnto good men and vnto good knyghtes in lykenes of an herte But I suppose from hens forth ye shalle see no more / and thenne they Ioyed moche / and dwelled ther alle that day / And vpon the morowe whan they had herde masse / they departed and commaunded the good man to god

I joy to see you wear around your neck the holy relic I bestowed on you;—but what Moorish charmlet is that you wear beside it?

To enjoy.

I haue my wish, in that I ioy thy sight,

For from the time that Scudamour her bought, In perilous fight, she neuer ioyed day […].

To give joy to; to congratulate.

Then round our Death-bed ev'ry Friend ſhou'd run, / And joy us of our Conqueſt, early won: […]

Evil like Us they shun, and covet Good; Abhor the Poison, and receive the Food. Like Us they love or hate: like Us they know, To joy the Friend, or grapple with the Foe.

To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.

Yet neither pleasure’s art can joy my spirits, Nor yet the other’s distance comfort me.