joy

joy
/joy/, n.
1. the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation: She felt the joy of seeing her son's success.
2. a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or someone greatly valued or appreciated: Her prose style is a pure joy.
3. the expression or display of glad feeling; festive gaiety.
4. a state of happiness or felicity.
v.i.
5. to feel joy; be glad; rejoice.
v.t.
6. Obs. to gladden.
[1175-1225; ME joy(e) < OF joie, joye < LL gaudia, neut. pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of L gaudium joy, equiv. to gaud- (base of gaudere to be glad) + -ium -IUM]
Syn. 1. rapture. 4. bliss. See pleasure.
Ant. 1. misery, unhappiness, sorrow, grief.

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(as used in expressions)
Adamson Joy
Joy Friederike Victoria Gessner
Cartwright Alexander Joy

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