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Etymology

The noun is from Middle English Category:English terms inherited from Middle English#JOY Category:English terms derived from Middle English#JOY joye, borrowed from Old French Category:English terms derived from Old French#JOY joie, from Late Latin Category:English terms derived from Late Latin#JOY gaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) of Latin Category:English terms derived from Latin#JOY gaudium (“joy”), from gaudēre (“to be glad, rejoice”). Doublet of jo and gaudy (“Oxford college reunion”)Category:English doublets#JOY. Displaced native Old English ġefēa.

The interjection is from the noun.

The verb is from Middle English Category:English terms inherited from Middle English#JOY Category:English terms derived from Middle English#JOY joyen, joȝen, joien, from Old French Category:English terms derived from Old French#JOY jöir, from the Old French noun (see above).

Pronunciation

enPR: joi, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔɪ/Category:English 1-syllable words#JOY Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#JOY
Audio (US): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#JOY
Rhymes: -ɔɪ Category:Rhymes:English/ɔɪ#JOY Category:Rhymes:English/ɔɪ/1 syllable#JOY

Noun

joy (countable and uncountable, plural joys)Category:English lemmas#JOY Category:English nouns#JOY Category:English uncountable nouns#JOY Category:English countable nouns#JOY Category:English countable nouns#JOY Category:English entries with incorrect language header#JOY Category:Pages with entries#JOY Category:Pages with 2 entries#JOY

A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
Synonyms: elation, glee; see also Thesaurus:happiness

Antonyms: infelicity, joylessness, unhappiness, unjoy; see also Thesaurus:sadness

a child's joy on Christmas morningCategory:English terms with usage examples#JOY

It is his joy to walk in the rain.Category:English terms with usage examples#JOY
- 1620, Giovanni Bocaccio, translated by John Florio, The Decameron, Containing an Hundred Pleaſant Nouels: Wittily Diſcourſed, Betweene Seuen Honourable Ladies, and Three Noble Gentlemen‎, Isaac Iaggard, Nouell 8, The Eighth Day:
  […] purſued his vnneighbourly purpoſe in ſuch ſort: that hee being the ſtronger perſwader, and ſhe (belike) too credulous in beleeuing or elſe ouer-feeble in reſiſting, from priuate imparlance, they fell to action; and continued their cloſe fight a long while together, vnſeene and vvithout ſuſpition, no doubt to their equall ioy and contentment.
  Category:English terms with quotations#JOY
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
  It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
  Category:English terms with quotations#JOY
Anything that causes such a feeling.
the joys and demands of parenthoodCategory:English terms with usage examples#JOY
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Thessalonians 2:20:
  For, ye are our glory and ioy.
  Category:English terms with quotations#JOY
- 1818, John Keats, “Book I”, in Endymion: A Poetic Romance, London: […] T[homas] Miller, […] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC, page 1:
  A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
  Category:English terms with quotations#JOY
Luck or success; a positive outcome.
- 2012, Colin Owen, Colin's Shorts, volume 2, page 65:
  Grant had no joy with taking a nap, so he began to systematically feel if everything was working: fingers and toes, etc.
  Category:English terms with quotations#JOY
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- 2012, Robert Stansbridge, Bia's Wedding, page 4:
  '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. […]
  Category:English terms with quotations#JOY
  Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned
(obsolete Category:English terms with obsolete senses#JOY) The sign or exhibition of joy; gaiety; merriment; festivity.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 32:
  Such ioy made Vna, when her knight she found;
  Category:English terms with quotations#JOY
- 1717, John Dryden [et al.], “(please specify |book=I to XV)”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
  The roofs with joy resound.
  Category:English terms with quotations#JOY

Descendants

Krio: jɔy

Translations

feeling of happiness

Category:Entries with translation boxes#JOY

Albanian: gaz (sq) mCategory:Terms with Albanian translations#JOY
Altai:
Northern Altai: кубук (kubuk)Category:Terms with Northern Altai translations#JOY, сӱгӱнӱш (sügünüš)Category:Terms with Northern Altai translations#JOY

Southern Altai: сӱӱнчи (süünči)Category:Terms with Southern Altai translations#JOY
Amharic: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Amharic#JOY
Arabic: سُرُور (ar) m (surūr)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#JOY, فَرَح (ar) m (faraḥ)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#JOY
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Assyrian Neo-Aramaic#JOY
Armenian: հրճվանք (hy) (hrčvankʻ)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#JOY, ուրախություն (hy) (uraxutʻyun)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#JOY
Assamese: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Assamese#JOY
Azerbaijani: sevinc (az)Category:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#JOY, fərəh (az)Category:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#JOY, şadlıqCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#JOY
Bangi: ncaiCategory:Terms with Bangi translations#JOY
Belarusian: ра́дасць f (rádascʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#JOY
Bengali: আনন্দ (bn) (anndo)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#JOY
Bhojpuri: हर्ष (harṣ)Category:Terms with Bhojpuri translations#JOY
Bikol:
Central Bikol: pagkaugmaCategory:Terms with Central Bikol translations#JOY
Breton: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Breton#JOY
Bulgarian: ра́дост (bg) f (rádost)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#JOY
Burmese: ပီတိ (my) (piti.)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#JOY, သောမနဿ (my) (sau:ma.na.ssa.)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#JOY
Buryat: баяр (bajar)Category:Terms with Buryat translations#JOY
Catalan: alegria (ca) fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#JOY, joia (ca) fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#JOY
Cebuano: kalipayCategory:Terms with Cebuano translations#JOY
Chinese:
Cantonese: 歡喜 / 欢喜 (fun¹ hei²)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#JOY Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#JOY, 歡樂 / 欢乐 (fun¹ lok⁶)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#JOY Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#JOY, 喜悅 / 喜悦 (hei² jyut⁶)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#JOY Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#JOY, 喜樂 / 喜乐 (hei² lok⁶)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#JOY Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#JOY

Hokkien: 歡喜 / 欢喜 (zh-min-nan) (hoaⁿ-hí)Category:Terms with Hokkien translations#JOY, 喜樂 / 喜乐 (hí-lo̍k)Category:Terms with Hokkien translations#JOY

Mandarin: 歡喜 / 欢喜 (zh) (huānxǐ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#JOY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#JOY, 歡樂 / 欢乐 (zh) (huānlè)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#JOY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#JOY, 喜悅 / 喜悦 (zh) (xǐyuè)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#JOY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#JOY, 喜樂 / 喜乐 (zh) (xǐlè)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#JOY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#JOY

Wu: 高興 / 高兴 (¹kau-shin)Category:Terms with Wu translations#JOY, 快樂 / 快乐 (⁵khua-loq)Category:Terms with Wu translations#JOY
Circassian:
East Circassian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into East Circassian#JOY

West Circassian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into West Circassian#JOY
Coptic: ⲣⲁϣⲓ m (raši)Category:Terms with Coptic translations#JOY
Czech: radost (cs) fCategory:Terms with Czech translations#JOY
Danish: glæde cCategory:Terms with Danish translations#JOY, lykke (da) cCategory:Terms with Danish translations#JOY, gammenCategory:Terms with Danish translations#JOY, frydCategory:Terms with Danish translations#JOY
Dutch: vreugde (nl) fCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#JOY
Egyptian:

(rš m)Category:Terms with Egyptian translations,

(ršrš m)Category:Terms with Egyptian translations
Esperanto: ĝojoCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#JOY
Estonian: rõõmCategory:Terms with Estonian translations#JOY
Faroese: gleði fCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#JOY
Finnish: ilo (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#JOY, riemu (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#JOY, onni (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#JOY
French: joie (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#JOY
Galician: ledicia (gl) fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#JOY
Georgian: სიხარული (sixaruli)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#JOY, სიამოვნება (siamovneba)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#JOY, მხიარულება (mxiaruleba)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#JOY
German: Freude (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#JOY
Gilbertese: kukureiCategory:Terms with Gilbertese translations#JOY
Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌸𐍃 f (fahēþs)Category:Terms with Gothic translations#JOY
Greek: χαρά (el) f (chará)Category:Terms with Greek translations#JOY
Ancient Greek: χαρά f (khará)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#JOY
Greenlandic: pilluarneqCategory:Terms with Greenlandic translations#JOY
Guarani:
Paraguayan Guarani: ^{(please verify)} vy'a (gn)Category:Terms with Paraguayan Guarani translations#JOY Category:Requests for review of Paraguayan Guarani translations#JOY
Gujarati: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Gujarati#JOY
Hawaiian: ʻoliʻoliCategory:Terms with Hawaiian translations#JOY
Hebrew: שִׂמְחָה (he) f (simkhá)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#JOY
Hiligaynon: kalipayCategory:Terms with Hiligaynon translations#JOY
Hindi: हर्ष (hi) m (harṣ)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#JOY, आनंद (hi) m (ānand)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#JOY, ख़ुशी f (xuśī)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#JOY, सुख (hi) m (sukh)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#JOY
Hungarian: öröm (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#JOY
Icelandic: gleði (is) fCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#JOY
Ido: joyo (io)Category:Terms with Ido translations#JOY
Indonesian: kebahagiaan (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#JOY, kegembiraan (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#JOY, kesenangan (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#JOY, keceriaan (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#JOY
Ingrian: iloCategory:Terms with Ingrian translations#JOY
Irish: áthas mCategory:Terms with Irish translations#JOY, lúcháir fCategory:Terms with Irish translations#JOY
Italian: gioia (it) fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#JOY, allegria (it) fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#JOY, felicità (it) fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#JOY, piacere (it) mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#JOY
Japanese: 喜び (ja) (よろこび, yorokobi)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#JOY
Kaqchikel: kikotemalCategory:Terms with Kaqchikel translations#JOY
Kashmiri: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Kashmiri#JOY
Kazakh: шаттық (şattyq)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#JOY
Khmer: តុស្តី (tohsdəy)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#JOY, បាមោជ្ជ (km) (paamaoccĕəʼ)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#JOY, បីតិ (km) (pəyteʼ)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#JOY, ប្រមោទ (km) (prɑmaot)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#JOY
K'iche': ki'kotemalCategory:Terms with K'iche' translations#JOY
Korean: 즐거움 (ko) (jeulgeoum)Category:Terms with Korean translations#JOY, 기쁨 (ko) (gippeum)Category:Terms with Korean translations#JOY
Krio: jɔyCategory:Terms with Krio translations#JOY
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: خۆشی (xoşî)Category:Terms with Central Kurdish translations#JOY

Northern Kurdish: xoşî (ku)Category:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#JOY
Kyrgyz: шаттык (ky) (şattık)Category:Terms with Kyrgyz translations#JOY, кубаныч (ky) (kubanıc)Category:Terms with Kyrgyz translations#JOY, суйүнүч (suyünüc)Category:Terms with Kyrgyz translations#JOY
Ladino: alegriya fCategory:Terms with Ladino translations#JOY
Lao: ຜາສຸກ (phā suk)Category:Terms with Lao translations#JOY, ປີຕິ (pī ti)Category:Terms with Lao translations#JOY, ຄວາມສຸກ (lo) (khuām suk)Category:Terms with Lao translations#JOY
Latgalian: prīca fCategory:Terms with Latgalian translations#JOY, prīceibaCategory:Terms with Latgalian translations#JOY, ļusteCategory:Terms with Latgalian translations#JOY
Latin: gaudium nCategory:Terms with Latin translations#JOY, gaudimonium nCategory:Terms with Latin translations#JOY, laetitia fCategory:Terms with Latin translations#JOY
Latvian: prieks (lv) mCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#JOY
Lithuanian: džiaugsmas (lt) mCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#JOY
Lutuv: palungtluonaCategory:Terms with Lutuv translations#JOY
Macedonian: радост (mk) f (radost)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#JOY
Malay: kegembiraanCategory:Terms with Malay translations#JOY
Maltese: ferħ mCategory:Terms with Maltese translations#JOY
Manchu: ᠰᡝᠪᠵᡝᠨ (sebjen)Category:Terms with Manchu translations#JOY
Manx: boggey mCategory:Terms with Manx translations#JOY
Māori: mākoakoaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#JOY, hurōCategory:Terms with Māori translations#JOY
Marathi: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Marathi#JOY
Mongolian: баяр (mn) (bajar)Category:Terms with Mongolian translations#JOY
Nahuatl:
Classical Nahuatl: pāquiliztliCategory:Terms with Classical Nahuatl translations#JOY
Navajo: ił hózhǫ́Category:Terms with Navajo translations#JOY
Nepali: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Nepali#JOY
Norwegian:
Bokmål: fryd (no) mCategory:Terms with Norwegian translations#JOY, glede (no) cCategory:Terms with Norwegian translations#JOY

Nynorsk: fryd mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#JOY, frygd fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#JOY, glede fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#JOY
Occitan: alegria (oc) fCategory:Terms with Occitan translations#JOY, jòia (oc) fCategory:Terms with Occitan translations#JOY
Odia: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Odia#JOY
Old Church Slavonic:
Cyrillic: радость f (radostĭ)Category:Terms with Old Church Slavonic translations#JOY
Old English: ġefēa mCategory:Terms with Old English translations#JOY
Oromo: gammachuuCategory:Terms with Oromo translations#JOY
Pali: pīti fCategory:Terms with Pali translations#JOY
Pashto: آغې (ps) f (āǧé)Category:Terms with Pashto translations#JOY, خشالي (xašālí)Category:Terms with Pashto translations#JOY, سرور m (sarúr)Category:Terms with Pashto translations#JOY, خوښي (ps) f (xwax̌í)Category:Terms with Pashto translations#JOY
Persian: سرور (fa) (sorur)Category:Terms with Persian translations#JOY, کروز (fa) (koruz)Category:Terms with Persian translations#JOY, شادی (fa) (šâdi)Category:Terms with Persian translations#JOY, خرسندی (fa) (xorsandi)Category:Terms with Persian translations#JOY, خوشی (fa) (xoši)Category:Terms with Persian translations#JOY
Pipil: pākilisCategory:Terms with Pipil translations#JOY
Plautdietsch: Freid fCategory:Terms with Plautdietsch translations#JOY, Häaj fCategory:Terms with Plautdietsch translations#JOY
Polish: uciecha (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#JOY, radość (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#JOY
Portuguese: alegria (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#JOY
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Punjabi#JOY

Shahmukhi: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Punjabi#JOY
Quechua: q'uchuCategory:Terms with Quechua translations#JOY
Romanian: fericire (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#JOY, bucurie (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#JOY, jovialitate (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#JOY, veselie (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#JOY, voioșie (ro)Category:Terms with Romanian translations#JOY
Russian: ра́дость (ru) f (rádostʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#JOY, весе́лье (ru) n (vesélʹje)Category:Terms with Russian translations#JOY
Sanskrit: हर्ष (sa) m (harṣa)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#JOY, सुख (sa) (sukha)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#JOY, नान्दी (sa) f (nāndī)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#JOY, प्रमोद (sa) m (pramoda)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#JOY, रण (sa) m (raṇa)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#JOY
Scottish Gaelic: àigh mCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#JOY, sogan mCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#JOY, aighear mCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#JOY, gàirdeachas mCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#JOY
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: радост fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#JOY, весеље nCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#JOY, срећа fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#JOY

Latin: radost (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#JOY, veselje (sh) nCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#JOY, sreća fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#JOY
Sindhi: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Sindhi#JOY
Sinhalese: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Sinhalese#JOY
Slovak: radosť fCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#JOY
Slovene: radost (sl) fCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#JOY
Somali: farax (so)Category:Terms with Somali translations#JOY
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: wjasele nCategory:Terms with Lower Sorbian translations#JOY
Spanish: alegría (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#JOY, gozo (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#JOY, felicidad (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#JOY, júbilo (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#JOY, regocijo (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#JOY
Swahili: furaha (sw)Category:Terms with Swahili translations#JOY
Swedish: glädje (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#JOY, lycka (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#JOY
Tagalog: saya (tl)Category:Terms with Tagalog translations#JOY, galakCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#JOY
Tajik: шодӣ (tg) (šodi)Category:Terms with Tajik translations#JOY, хурсандӣ (tg) (xursandi)Category:Terms with Tajik translations#JOY
Tamil: இன்பம் (ta) (iṉpam)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#JOY, மகிழ்ச்சி (ta) (makiḻcci)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#JOY
Telugu: సంతోషం (te) (santōṣaṁ)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#JOY
Thai: สุข (th) (sùk)Category:Terms with Thai translations#JOY, กำหนัด (th) (gam-nàt)Category:Terms with Thai translations#JOY, ปิติ (bpì-dtì)Category:Terms with Thai translations#JOY, ดุษฎี (th) (dùt-sà-dii)Category:Terms with Thai translations#JOY
Tibetan: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Tibetan#JOY
Tigrinya: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Tigrinya#JOY
Tocharian B: katkauñaCategory:Terms with Tocharian B translations#JOY, plāntoCategory:Terms with Tocharian B translations#JOY
Turkish: haz (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#JOY, sevinç (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#JOY, keyif (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#JOY, mutluluk (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#JOY, zevk (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#JOY, neşe (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#JOY, şetaret (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#JOY
Turkmen: şatlykCategory:Terms with Turkmen translations#JOY, begenç (tk)Category:Terms with Turkmen translations#JOY
Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎎𐎃𐎚 (šmḫt)Category:Terms with Ugaritic translations#JOY
Ukrainian: ра́дість f (rádistʹ)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#JOY
Urdu: آنند (ur) m (ānand)Category:Terms with Urdu translations#JOY, خوشی f (xuśī)Category:Urdu terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#JOY Category:Terms with Urdu translations#JOY
Uyghur: خۇشاللىق (xushalliq)Category:Terms with Uyghur translations#JOY
Uzbek: xursandlik (uz)Category:Terms with Uzbek translations#JOY, shodlik (uz)Category:Terms with Uzbek translations#JOY
Venetan: ałegrézsa fCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#JOY, ałegrìa fCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#JOY
Welsh: llawenydd (cy) mCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#JOY
Woiwurrung: burd-upCategory:Terms with Woiwurrung translations#JOY
Yiddish: פֿרייד f (freyd)Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#JOY
Zulu: injabulo (zu)Category:Terms with Zulu translations#JOY

Interjection

joyCategory:English lemmas#JOY Category:English interjections#JOY Category:English entries with incorrect language header#JOY Category:Pages with entries#JOY Category:Pages with 2 entries#JOY

(dated Category:English dated terms#JOY, often sarcastic Category:English sarcastic terms#JOY) Expressing appreciation and happiness.
Synonyms: hurrah; see also Thesaurus:yay
- 1842, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Lily’s Quest”, in Twice-Told Tales, volume II, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, →OCLC, page 306:
  '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!'
  Category:English terms with quotations#JOY
- 1983, Gregory Mcdonald, Fletch and the Man Who, New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 56:
  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."
  Category:English terms with quotations#JOY

Verb

joy (third-person singular simple present joys, present participle joying, simple past and past participle joyed)Category:English lemmas#JOY Category:English verbs#JOY Category:English entries with incorrect language header#JOY Category:Pages with entries#JOY Category:Pages with 2 entries#JOY

(intransitive Category:English intransitive verbs#JOY) To feel joy, to rejoice.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter IX, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVII:
  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
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  Category:Middle English terms with quotations#JOY Category:Requests for translations of Middle English quotations#JOY
- 1829, Walter Scott, chapter 8, in Anne of Geierstein‎, volume 3, Edinburgh: Cadell, page 222:
  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?
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- 1885, Richard Francis Burton (translator), The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 18, “Tale of the Portress,” p. 178,
  I swore readily enough to this and he joyed with exceeding joy and embraced me round the neck while love for him possessed my whole heart.
(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#JOY, archaic Category:English terms with archaic senses#JOY) To enjoy.
- 1594, Christopher Marlow[e], The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England: […], London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, […], published 1622, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
  I haue my wish, in that I ioy thy sight,
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- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 5:
  For from the time that Scudamour her bought,
  In perilous fight, she neuer ioyed day […] .
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- 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC, lines 1164-1168:
  Is this the Love, is this the recompence
  Of mine to thee, ingrateful Eve, exprest
  Immutable when thou wert lost, not I,
  Who might have liv’d and joyd immortal bliss,
  Yet willingly chose rather Death with thee:
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(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#JOY, obsolete Category:English terms with obsolete senses#JOY) To give joy to; to congratulate.
- 1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, book III, page 88:
  Then round our Death-bed ev'ry Friend ſhou'd run, / And joy us of our Conqueſt, early won: […]
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- 1709, Mat[thew] Prior, “(please specify the chapter or poem)”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC, page 405:
  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.
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(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#JOY, obsolete Category:English terms with obsolete senses#JOY) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
- c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
  Yet neither pleasure’s art can joy my spirits,
  Nor yet the other’s distance comfort me.
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Derived terms

unjoyed

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