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joy definition

joy (jo̵i)

noun

  1. a very glad feeling; happiness; great pleasure; delight
  2. anything causing such feeling
  3. the expression or showing of such feeling

Etymology: ME joie < OFr < LL gaudia, orig. pl. of L gaudium, joy < IE base *gāu-, to rejoice > Gr gēthein, to rejoice, MIr gūaire, noble

intransitive verb

to be full of joy; rejoice

transitive verb

  1. to make joyful
  2. to enjoy
Joy definition

Joy (jo̵i)

noun

a feminine name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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