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Definition of Joy Dictionary
Definition of Joy Dictionary
joy
/joi/
noun
1. a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
"tears of joy"
Similar:
delight
great pleasure
joyfulness
jubilation
triumph
exultation
rejoicing
happiness
gladness
glee
exhilaration
ebullience
exuberance
elation
euphoria
bliss
ecstasy
transports of delight
rapture
radiance
enjoyment
gratification
felicity
cloud nine
seventh heaven
joie de vivre
delectation
joyousness
jouissance
ravishment
jocundity
pleasure
source of pleasure
treat
thrill
buzz
kick
Opposite:
misery
despair
trial
tribulation
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verb
LITERARY
1. rejoice.
"I felt shame that I had ever joyed in his discomfiture or pain"