joy

  • 41joy — n. & v. n. 1 (often foll. by at, in) a vivid emotion of pleasure; extreme gladness. 2 a thing that causes joy. 3 Brit. colloq. satisfaction, success (got no joy). v. esp. poet. 1 intr. rejoice. 2 tr. gladden. Phrases and idioms: joy bells bells… …

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  • 42joy — 1. noun /ʤɔɪ/ a) The feeling of happiness, extreme cheerfulness. They will be a source of strength and joy in your life. b) An activity etc which causes this feeling. The joys and demands of new parents. 2 …

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  • 43Joy — (as used in expressions) Adamson, Joy Joy Friederike Victoria Gessner Cartwright, Alexander (Joy) …

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  • 44joy — [[t]dʒɔɪ[/t]] n. 1) a feeling or state of great delight or happiness; keen pleasure; elation 2) a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight: a book that was a joy to read[/ex] 3) the expression or display of glad feeling; gaiety 4) to feel joy; …

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  • 45joy — noun 1》 a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.     ↘a cause of joy. 2》 [usu. with negative] Brit. informal success or satisfaction: you ll get no joy out of her. verb literary rejoice. Phrases be full of the joys of spring be lively and… …

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  • 46joy — noun 1) whoops of joy Syn: delight, great pleasure, joyfulness, jubilation, triumph, exultation, rejoicing, happiness, gladness, glee, exhilaration, exuberance, elation, euphoria, bliss, ecstasy, rapture; …

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  • 47joy — [dʒɔɪ] noun 1) [U] a feeling of great happiness Penny could have shouted with joy.[/ex] 2) [C] something that makes you feel very happy or pleased the joys of skiing[/ex] 3) [U] British spoken success in doing something I tried to call her… …

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  • 48joy —   Hau oli, oli, oli oli, le a, le ale a.   Also: hau oli oli, hoihoi, waioha, ohaoha, kā ē ē, kā eu eu, ka uka ulele, nēnēle a, a a.    ♦ To give joy, hō oli, ho ohau oli.    ♦ The heart leaps for joy, lele ka houpo i ka oli oli …

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  • 49joy —  Luck, success (as in any joy? no joy, etc.) …

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  • 50joy — Synonyms and related words: amusement, be in heaven, be pleased, beam, beatification, beatitude, bewitchment, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, caper, caracole, carol, cheer, cheerfulness, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, cloud nine, crow, crow over,… …

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