joy

/d͡ʒɔɪ/

noun 4verb 4name 2intj 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

delirious, ecstatic, fierce, great, heady, overwhelming, pure, real, sheer, true, wild, wonderful | simple | sudden | inner

physical

Dancing with friends gave her a sense of physical joy that she hadn't felt in years.

VERB + JOY

bring sb

Visiting her grandchildren always brings joy to her life.

experience, feel

When she held her newborn baby for the first time, she felt overwhelming joy.

be filled with, be full of | express

find, get, take

My grandmother takes great joy in teaching her grandchildren to cook traditional recipes.

JOY + VERB

When their favorite team lost, all the joy went out of the celebration.

PREP

to your ~

To their joy, the new café opened just around the corner from their office.

with ~

She jumped with joy when she found out she had passed her driving test.

~ at

The children felt great joy at opening their birthday presents.

PHRASES

dance, jump, sing, weep, etc. for joy

She danced for joy when she found out she had passed the exam.

a joy to behold, see, watch, etc.

The sunset over the mountains was truly a joy to watch.

your pride and joy | tears of joy

Definitions

noun

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.

intj

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."

verb

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — something or someone that provides a source of happiness

noun — the emotion of great happiness

joyousness
joyfulness

verb — make glad or happy

gladden

verb — feel happiness or joy

rejoice

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bundle of joy

A newborn baby.

Nature took its course, and Marie did give birth to a bundle of joy, but she soon discovered that motherhood was not all bliss.

no joy

Unable to establish visual or radio contact with a target aircraft.

jump for joy

To exult, rejoice, or feel elation.

The whole of England held its breath as [David] Beckham stepped back, looked up, paused, and, well, bent it like Beckham into the top corner. The nation's roofs lifted off. […] I t

comparison is the thief of joy

Comparing one's own situation with that of others will lead to unhappiness or bitterness.

shared joy is double joy

Having company enhances the pleasure of good times.

Standing shoulder- to- shoulder regularly with other men strengthens our listening skills, increases our ability to be present and open, and helps us work through some of our issue

Example Bank

a child's joy on Christmas morning

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It is his joy to walk in the rain.

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'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!'

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, joy is marked as obsolete, dated, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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