joy
/dʒɔɪ/
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Translation
A feeling of great happiness.
Word origin
From Old French joie, meaning delight or gladness.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- joie
Examples
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"Joy" is a feeling of great happiness.
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Here "joy" is a strong happy feeling; it has no plural.
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Here "joy" is the happiness the music gives.
Used in
Stories
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