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joy

/d͡ʒɔɪ/noun, verb1 syllable

Joy means: the emotion of great happiness.

Synonyms for joy16

noun, as in the emotion of great happiness

joyousness, joyfulness

noun, as in something or someone that provides a source of happiness

delight, pleasure

verb, as in feel happiness or joy

rejoice

verb, as in make glad or happy

gladden

also used for joy

hurrah, aah, alright, 'ave it, aww yeah, boo-ya, booyah, cowabunga, get in, hoo

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of joy

sorrow

What does joy mean?4

noun

1

the emotion of great happiness

2

something or someone that provides a source of happiness“a joy to behold”

verb

1

feel happiness or joy

2

make glad or happy

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with joy?16

one syllable

boytoytroysoyployoycoyhoy

two syllables

enjoydestroyemploydeployannoysavoydecoy

three syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
pointpointsoilchoicevoiceboysjoinavoidjoinedjointdestroyedenjoyednoiseemployedsoildetroitcoinstoyscoinjoinsdeployedlloydvoidannoyedenjoysunemployedoilsboiljointsspoilspoiledfoilvoicedcoilemploysappointmoistboileddestroysdisappoint

Joy in a sentence

  • On hearing of the victory, the whole nation shouted for joy.CM
  • What with joy and shame, she blushed to the ears.SadeN
  • To my joy, my daughter passed the examination.fishda
  • To her joy, she passed the entrance examination.orcrist
  • To the professor, she was a joy to teach.unknown
  • To his great joy, his team won the game.unknown
  • To his great joy, he succeeded in solving the problem.unknown
  • To her joy, all the guest praised the meal.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of joy

as a noun

plural
joys

as a verb

third-person singular
joys
present participle
joying
past participle
joyed
past tense
joyed